Kramatorsk Airport
Kramatorsk Airport, also known as Kramatorsk military airfield, is a military airfield in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. The airbase is 3.4 km SSE from the centre of Kramatorsk and at about 20 km south of Slovyansk.
Kramatorsk Airport Краматорський аеродром | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military airfield | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Ukrainian Army | ||||||||||
| Location | Donetsk Oblast Kramatorsk | ||||||||||
| In use | Military[1] | ||||||||||
| Occupants | Ukrainian Army | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 646 ft / 197[1] m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°42′20″N 37°37′44″E | ||||||||||
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  Kramatorsk Airport Location in Ukraine | |||||||||||
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The airfield was captured by pro-Russian forces during the early phases of the War in Donbass in 2014.
On 15 April 2014 the airfield was recaptured by the Ukrainian military.[2] Different sources stated the death toll up to 11.[3][4]
On 10 June 2014 the Ukrainian military claimed that about 40 pro-Russian fighters were killed in a 3-hour battle.[5]
As a result of attacks that were carried by pro-Russian forces on 10 February 2015 ten people were injured at the military base.[6]
See also
References
- "KRQ - Kramatorsk, 14, UA - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". Gcmap.com. UA-14. Retrieved 2 January 2017.CS1 maint: location (link)
- "Ukraine crisis: Troops 'liberate' Kramatorsk airfield - BBC News". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "Shots Fired As Troops Land At Ukraine Airport". News.sky.com. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "` Between Four and Eleven People have been Killed in a Battle for the Airport in kramatorsk '". Ace News Services. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "У аэродрома в Краматорске в перестрелке уничтожено около 40 боевиков - Тымчук | Украинская правда". Pravda.com.ua. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "Ukraine conflict: Battles rage ahead of Minsk talks". BBC News Online. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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