Dyagilevo is an air base in Ryazan Oblast

Ryazan Oblast

Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city. Population: -Geography:...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 located 3 km west of Ryazan

Ryazan

Ryazan is a city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Oka River southeast of Moscow. Population: The strategic bomber base Dyagilevo is just west of the city, and the air base of Alexandrovo is to the southeast as is the Ryazan Turlatovo Airport...

. It has served as a training center for Russia's strategic bomber force.

In 1955 it was only one of 6 Soviet bases capable of handling the Myasishchev M-4

Myasishchev M-4

The Myasishchev M-4 Molot , USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 37", NATO reporting name 'Bison'.) is a four-engined strategic bomber designed by Vladimir Myasishchev and manufactured by the Soviet Union in the 1950s to provide a bomber capable of attacking targets in North America...

 bomber. In 1967 it had 7 Tupolev Tu-22

Tupolev Tu-22

The Tupolev Tu-22 was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with the Soviet military in the 1960s, and the last examples were retired during the 1990s...

 used for training . In 1973 it received 2 Tu-22M0 aircraft . In 1985 the 49 TBAP (49th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) arrived at Dyagilevo, flying Tu-22M and Tu-95 aircraft and eventually converting into an ITBAP (training regiment). It was also home to 43 TSBAP (43rd Heavy Bomber Combat Training Regiment) which included the Tu-22M, Tu-95MS, and Tu-134UBL trainer. .

By 1994 it received 24 Tu-95K (Bear-G) bombers for disposal under the START II

START II

START II was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and Russia on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. It was signed by United States President George H. W...

 treaty. A number of Tu-16, Tu-22, and M-4 are mothballed.

Units currently stationed at Dyagilevo

• 49th Training Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment - operating Tu-22 and Tu-95
• 203rd Guards Air Refueling Regiment - operating Il-78