Tiraspol Airport
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Coordinates | 46°52′21″N 29°35′04″E / 46.87250°N 29.58444°E | ||||||||||
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Tiraspol Airport[a] (ICAO: LUTR) is an airport located in Tiraspol.[1] It previously served as a military air base.[2]
History
Until 1989, it was used as a
Until 2012, car races were held at the airfield.[3] The airfield was used for training before the 2 September and 9 May parades.[4]
In October 2012, Transnistrian President Yevgeny Shevchuk announced his intention to create a civilian airport in Tiraspol on the territory of a military airfield.[5] The head of the delegation of the State Duma of Russia, Sergei Gavrilov, confirmed that the reconstruction would be paid with funds provided by Russia.[6][7] In the same year, the runway was restored before the arrival of Russian military specialists.[8]
On October 23, 2012, Russian Antonov An-72 aircraft landed in Tiraspol, marking the first flight since 1998. On October 25, 2012, the aircraft flew to Chișinău.[9]
On May 10, 2016, Transnistrian President Shevchuk confirmed the intention to transform the Tiraspol airfield into a civilian airport, but indicated that "neither Moldova nor Ukraine are ready to give the appropriate permissions to transit through their territory or turn around through their territory."[10]
2022 attack
Following an
2024 attack
On March 17, unknown actors launched a drone at Tiraspol airbase, with a video being released of an attack on a stationary Mi-8 helicopter, and subsequent pictures of what appears to be wreckage of a helicopter.[16][17] Transnistrian sources claimed that the attack was backed by Ukraine, while the Moldovan Bureau of Reintegration stated that the helicopter that was struck had not flown in years. The Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs spokesperson claimed that the strike was by Ukrainian forces to cause panic among Russian voters.[18] The attack came amidst ongoing tensions between Russia and Moldova over Transnistria.[19] [20]
See also
References
- ^ Vlas, Cristi (28 December 2017). "Tiraspol wants its airport to be reopened". Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ "Russian Military Developments in Transnistria Worry Moldovan Officials". Jamestown. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ "12 мая 2012 года на ВПП г. Тирасполя состоится ежегодный Кубок памяти Димы Криворученко" [On May 12, 2012, the annual Cup in memory of Dima Krivoruchenko will be held at the Tiraspol runway]. Спортивный автоклуб "Racing Club". 2012-04-17. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20.
- ^ "В Тирасполе прошла тренировка парадных расчетов ко Дню Победы" [Training of ceremonial crews for Victory Day was held in Tiraspol]. Информагентство «Новости Приднестровья». 2017-04-28.
- ^ "В Тирасполе хотят создать пассажирский аэропорт" [Tiraspol wants to create a passenger airport]. Gazeta Panorama. 2012-10-29. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
- ^ "Аэропорт в Тирасполе будет строиться на российские деньги". Рупор ПМР. 2012-11-01. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
- ^ Sholar, Yevgeny (2012-11-29). ""Признание Приднестровья может произойти уже в ближайшее время": обзор СМИ Приднестровья" ["Recognition of Pridnestrovie may happen in the near future": media review of Pridnestrovie]. REGNUM News Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
- ^ Muntian, Maria (2012-11-17). "У нас таки будет аэропорт?" [Will we have an airport?]. Profvesti. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
- ^ "Российский военно-транспортный самолет прибыл из Тирасполя в Кишинев" [Russian military transport plane arrived from Tiraspol to Chisinau]. MoldNews. 2012-10-25. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Будет ли в Приднестровье аэропорт?" [Will there be an airport in Transnistria?]. Pridnestrovian State Television and Radio Company. 2016-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11.
- ^ "Explozia de la aerodromul de la Tiraspol s-a auzit la Parcani: Două obiecte explozive ar fi fost aruncate cu ajutorul unei drone". Unimedia (in Romanian). 26 April 2022.
- TV8. 27 April 2022.
- ^ Gamova, Svetlana (26 April 2022). "Приднестровье становится "красной зоной"". Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye (in Russian).
- ^ "Взрыв возле аэродрома в Тирасполе". Novosti v Pridnestrovye i Moldove (in Russian). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
- ^ Artomenko, Sergey (27 April 2022). "Теракты в Приднестровье: кому это выгодно? Что дальше?" (in Russian). REGNUM News Agency.
- ^ Mi-8 Helicopter in Transnistria Destroyed by Drone in Obvious Faked Attack, retrieved 2024-03-18
- ^ "The strange attack on a Mil Mi-8 helicopter in the Russian-occupied part of Moldova". Counting Stars. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "МИД России 🇷🇺". Telegram. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ García-Ajofrín, Lola. "Transnistria tensions: Will Russia try to annex Moldova's breakaway region?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-18.