Krivoi Rog Air Base

Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian Air Force airbase located near Kryvyi Rih city in south-central Ukraine.
The base was home to the 16th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces between 1964 and 1979 with the Antonov An-12. along with the 363rd Military-Transport Aviation Regiment between 1946 and 1992 with the Ilyushin Il-76MD.
In 2017, in view of the funding and position on increasing combat capabilities, the Air Force Command decided to restore the airfield. Now "Kryvyi Rih" is ready to receive all aircraft types that are in service.
On 19 September 2023, Russian sources claimed that a ZALA Lancet conducted a strike against a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter stationed at Krivoi Rog, some 70 km from front line on the Dnieper River. The MiG was reportedly hit near the cockpit.