Voronezh Malshevo (air base)

Voronezh Malshevo is an air base in Voronezh Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Western Military District. The base is also known as Malshevo, Mal'shevo, Voronezh Southwest, Voronezh Baltimor^{[citation needed]} and Baltimore.^[1] The base is home to the 47th Composite Guards Aviation Regiment which operates two squadrons of Sukhoi Su-34s (ASCC: Fullback).^[2]

NASA's FIRMS shows runway 11/29 extended to 3.60 km

For the nearby civilian airport, see Voronezh International Airport.

Voronezh Malshevo
Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Voronezh Malshevo air base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by	6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Location
Voronezh Malshevo Shown within Voronezh Oblast, Russia Show map of Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Malshevo Voronezh Malshevo (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	51°37′29″N 39°07′53″E
Site history
In use	Unknown - present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: UUOW
Elevation	153 metres (502 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 11/29 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

As of 2024^[update] satellite imagery shows runway 11/29 extended to 3.60 km.

History

Up until late 2009 it was the home of the 105th Composite Aviation Division and 455th Bomber Aviation Regiment,^[3] both with 16th Air Army/Special Purpose Command, the air forces command of the Moscow Military District. Following the air force reforms of 2009–10, it became the headquarters of the 7000th Air Base.

Warfare.ru says:^[4] "unit # 23326. 7000th Guard Borisov-Pomeransk Double Red Banner Order Suvorov Airbase. Address: 394055, Voronezh. ex 105 comb div + 455 bbr, 183, 47 recce, 89 attack rgts. Planned staff 2009: 24 Su-24M, 4 An-30, 1 Mi-8, ? 2 Su-34. 2010: 2 sqdn Su-24M, 1 sqdn Su-24MR, Mig-25RB + An-30. 20.10.2011 Su-24 crashed during landing in Amur distr, pilots dead."

The Natural Resources Defense Council listed it as a nuclear bomber base in a nuclear war study. However, no other sources on Long-Range Aviation list it as a bomber base.

On 9 November 2020 on the base a private allegedly killed an officer with an axe, used the officer's service pistol to fatally shoot two others and to wound a fourth before being detained. Accounts as to the background and motive include an altercation during an inspection, the suspect being beaten by his superiors and hazing.^[5]

See also

• List of military airbases in Russia