In 1958, the
Soviet Union 639th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 49th Fighter Aviation Division, Black Sea Fleet, was redeployed to the Oktyabrskoye airfield from
Khersones. The regiment was armed with
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (ASCC "Fresco") fighters. On April 6, 1960, by a directive of the USSR Ministry of Defense dated March 16, 1960, as part of the "further significant reduction in the Armed Forces of the USSR," the headquarters of the 49th Fighter Aviation Division at the
Belbek Air Base airfield was disbanded. At the same time, the regiment was disbanded. The base was previously home to the
943rd Konstantskiy Red Banner Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment of the
Black Sea Fleet. The base was used by the
Ukrainian Air Force before it was abandoned. After occupation by Russia during the
Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014, the airbase was restored by the
Russian Air Force during 2020 to serve as a reserve base. == See also ==