<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">History Kursk Vostochny Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Event:Explosions have been reported at Kursk-Vostochny Airport (URS), also known as Khalino airbase, after drone strikes early Dec. 25; emergency crews are on the scene. URS is currently closed to civilian aviation. No casualties were reported in the incident. URS is located 6 km (4 miles) northeast of the city of Kursk, in the eponymous oblast. There were also reports of explosions at Kursk's central railway station, though these remain unconfirmed as of writing.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A heightened state of military readiness is likely in Kursk over the coming hours. Authorities will likely restrict traffic on roads around the incident sites to facilitate the movement of emergency vehicles, causing localized transport disruptions.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Khalino was home to:472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment from 4 October 1979 to 1998. Moved in from Orel, Orel Oblast, where it had been stationed from 1950 to 1979. Equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23P (ASCC: Flogger) or S from 1979. Disbanded 1 May 1998.</p>
<p class="blog-para">14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (14 Gv IAP) flying Mikoyan MiG-29 (SMT/UBT) (ASCC: Fulcrum) aircraft, having been relocated from Zherdevka (air base). Now part of the 105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division flying the Suk hoi Su-30SM (NATO: Flanker-H).</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 6 December 2022 the airport&rsquo;s oil storage caught fire. The Kursk governor blamed the fire on a drone strike amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 2 June 2023, Ukrainian sources reported several Su-34 combat aircraft located at the airport were damaged and the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system was destroyed. This information has not yet been verified for external parties.</p>
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