Kanatove () is a reserve air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine.
History The base was previously used by the Soviet Air Forces: 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment between 1984 and 1987 as part of the 17th Air Army 190th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1960 and 1990 as part of the 138th Fighter Aviation Division. 727th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment between July 1987 and January 1992 as part of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division
2022 invasion On 6 May, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said that its missiles destroyed aviation equipment at the Kanatove airfield. Three Ukrainian Su-27, bort numbers Blue 26, 46 and 48 were damaged.
On 23 July, three Su-27s and one Su-24 were destroyed during a Russian missile strike on the Air Base, one official died and 17 other servicemen were injured.
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