Tsentralniy (Taganrog) air base
Taganrog, Rostov Oblast
708th Military Transport Aviation Regiment
Belongs to the 18th Military Transport Aviation Division (HQ in Orenburg) of the Military Transport Aviation Command (HQ in Moscow)
Il-76MD strategic airlifters
In March 2022, an explosion damaged an Il-76 transport aircraft at the Taganrog airfield (Rostov region), resembling a missile strike.
In the summer of 2023, Tu-95 missile carriers and an A-50, which was under repair, were spotted at the same airfield.
During one of the attacks, a missile was shot down shortly after takeoff.
On March 9, 2024, as reported by RBC-Ukraine sources within intelligence agencies, drones finally reached this A-50.
Military transport aviation (5th Aviation Group of the 6955th Avb) is deployed on aircraft Ilyushin Il-76 and the 325th Aircraft Repair Plant.
The airport has its own aviation museum.
The base is home to the 708th Military Transport Aviation Regiment of the 18th Guards Military Transport Aviation Division and Open Joint Stock Company State Airline (224 Flight Detachment).[1]