Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion

Hvardiiske or Sarabuz (Ukrainian: Гвардійське; Crimean Tatar: Sarabuz, official name before 1944) is an urban-type settlement in Simferopol Raion of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as part of the Republic of Crimea since the 2014 annexation of Crimea. Population: 12,589 (2014 Census).[1]

For the nearby air force base, see Gvardeyskoye (air base).
Hvardiiske
Urban-type settlement
Hvardiiske is located in Ukraine
Hvardiiske
Hvardiiske
Location in Crimea
Hvardiiske is located in Crimea
Hvardiiske
Hvardiiske
Hvardiiske (Crimea)
Coordinates: 45°06′N 34°00′E
Country Ukraine
RepublicCrimea
RaionSimferopol Raion
Town founded1945 (Hvardiyske)
1873 (Spat)
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total12,589
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
97513
Area code+380 652
Railway station Sarabuz, end of 19th century

Hvardiiske airbase

Next to the town is an airbase formerly under the jurisdiction of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, now controlled by the Russian Air Force, Gvardeyskoye (air base).

In June 1990, the 43rd independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment arrived at the airbase from Choibalsan in Mongolia.[2] In February and March 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. On 1 July 2014, the regiment moved to Saky (air base) also in the Crimea.

On August 16, 2022, the airbase was hit by an explosion, and Russian occupation authorities said they were investigating a drone attack on an ammunition depot.[3]

See also

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. Michael Holm. "43rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  3. "Explosions rock Russian military air base outside Simferopol in occupied Crimea". The New Voice of Ukraine. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.

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