Stryi (air base)

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Stryi (Ukrainian Стрий, also given more correctly as Stryj, or yet "Stryy") is an air base in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine located 4 km southwest of Stryi. It is a large base with 6 km of parking area taxiways and numerous revetments.

Units that have been stationed at Stryy include:
* 179 IAP (179th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying 43 MiG-23MLD aircraft at the end of the Cold Warcite web| title = Aviatsiya PVO | publisher = Aviabaza KPOI | url = http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/ ] . This regiment was under 8 OA (8th Air Army, Soviet Air Defence Force).
* 260 TBAP (260th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-16 and later 20 Tupolev Tu-22M3 aircraft at the end of the Cold War.

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