Ukraine Military Bases & Installations

OSINT intelligence database · Source: Open-source analysis · Verified 2025

9
Total Bases
6
Air Bases
0
Naval Bases
3
Military
AIR BASES & AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (6)
Lutsk Air Base (114th TABr)
Air Base
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Air Force — Air Command West
Personnel
1,000 est.
Established
1940
Garrison: 114th TABr — MiG-29MU1, F-16 candidate base
Western Ukraine. NATO border 80km. Russian strike range. F-16 dispersal base candidate. Poland border proximity.
Strategic: Far west Ukraine — relatively protected from Russian strikes. F-16 dispersal option. NATO resupply corridor proximity.
Mykolaiv Air Base
Air Base
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Air Force
Personnel
1,500 est.
Established
1941
Garrison: MiG-29 (F-16A/B Block 20 MLU replacing), Su-24MR recon
Southern Ukraine air operations. F-16 now entering service. Su-24 strike. Black Sea maritime air cover.
Strategic: F-16 Block 20 MLU transferred from Netherlands/Denmark 2024. Ukraine now operating Western 4th-gen fighters.
Myrhorod Air Base (831st TABr)
Air Base
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Air Force — Air Command Central
Personnel
1,500 est.
Established
1941
Garrison: 831st TABr — Su-27UB/P, F-16A/B MLU (transitioning)
Su-27 air defence. F-16 Block 20 MLU incoming. Central Ukraine. Dispersed operations post-invasion.
Strategic: F-16 Block 20 MLU from Netherlands/Denmark 2024. Ukrainian pilots trained in US/Europe. 85 F-16 potential from multiple nations.
Starokostiantyniv Air Base
Air Base
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Air Force
Personnel
1,500 est.
Established
1939
Garrison: Su-24M/MR strike aircraft, SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow delivery
Long-range strike. Su-24M with SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow cruise missiles used against Russian targets in Crimea.
Strategic: Base for Storm Shadow strikes on Kerch Bridge, Sevastopol fleet. Significant operational record 2022–2024.
Starokostiantyniv Air Base (7th TABr)
Air Base
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Air Force — Air Command West
Personnel
1,500 est.
Established
1939
Garrison: 7th TABr — Su-24M (Storm Shadow delivery), Su-24MR reconnaissance
Su-24M with Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG. Long-range strike Crimea/Russia. Storm Shadow used against Kerch Bridge, Sevastopol.
Strategic: Ukraine's primary deep strike base. Storm Shadow extended Ukraine reach to 500km. Crimea Bridge and Russian fleet targeted.
Vasylkiv Air Base (40th TABr)
Air Base
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Air Force — Air Command Central
Personnel
1,500 est.
Established
1938
Garrison: 40th TABr — MiG-29, Su-27 remnants, F-16 (planned)
Kyiv proximity (30km). Capital defence. Russian missile target Feb 2022 (repelled). F-16 candidate base.
Strategic: Russian paratroopers attempted Vasylkiv seizure night of 24 Feb 2022 — defeated. Now fortified capital defence hub.
ARMY BASES, COMMANDS & STRATEGIC FACILITIES (3)
General Staff of Ukraine Armed Forces
Command HQ
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff
Personnel
3,000 est.
Established
1991
Garrison: Ukrainian GS, OperCom, intelligence directorate (HUR)
Ukrainian national military command. Integrated NATO intelligence feed. C2 distributed post-invasion. HUR offensive operations.
Strategic: HUR (military intelligence) running covert ops in Russia. Crimea bridge strikes. Long-range drone strikes.
Ground Forces Command HQ (Kyiv)
Command HQ
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Ground Forces Command
Personnel
5,000 est.
Established
2014
Garrison: Ground Forces Command, corps-based structure (2025 reform), M1A1 Abrams, Leopard 2A6, Challenger 2
Ground forces command. Western MBT integration (Abrams, Leopard 2, Challenger 2). Drone warfare. Corps structure (2025).
Strategic: Ukraine transitioned to corps command structure early 2025 — 980,000 personnel largest European army. Abrams, Leopard 2, Challenger 2 all operational.
Kharkiv Military Grouping
Army Base
Location
Ukraine
Operator
Ukrainian Ground Forces — Northern Grouping
Personnel
30,000 est.
Established
2022
Garrison: Northern Grouping of Forces — multiple brigades, HIMARS, M777, Bradley IFV, Leopard 2
Kharkiv defence. Russian cross-border incursion defence (Kursk reciprocal). HIMARS precision fires. Bradley IFV.
Strategic: Russia crossed border into Kharkiv oblast multiple times 2024. Ukraine counter-struck into Kursk Oblast Aug 2024 — surprise offensive.

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