Ovruch (air base)

{{Short description|Air base in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine}}

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Ovruch (also Ovruch Southwest) is an air base in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine located 8 km southwest of Ovruch. There are three large parking areas for fighters.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

The base appears to have capacity for about 50 planes.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In 1993, the military unit was transferred to the village of {{ill|Cherliany|uk|Черляни}}, Horodok Raion. The airbase itself is used for purpose of storage and utilization of airplanes.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Staffing

Units stationed at Ovruch include the 4070th BRSV, with just over 140 Sukhoi Su-17 aircraft as of 1992).{{cite web| title = Aviatsiya VMF | publisher = Aviabaza KPOI | url = http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/sea/ }}

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