Lebedyn (air base)
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Lebedyn is a former air base in Ukraine
located 5 km southeast of Lebedyn
city in Sumy Oblast
. It is a badly neglected 1960s-era airstrip, and was likely intended for wartime aircraft dispersals.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
located 5 km southeast of Lebedyn
Lebedyn
Lebedyn is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 28,948 . An air base is located nearby.In 1708 the city was a site of ethnic cleansing against Ukrainians during the Executions of Cossacks in Lebedin by the Russian Empire.-See also:...
city in Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast is an oblast in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Sumy.Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka....
. It is a badly neglected 1960s-era airstrip, and was likely intended for wartime aircraft dispersals.