near Krasnodar) NCMD. Ex 3 Fighter + 55 Helicopter Regts. 2000: 710 pers., 30 Su-27. ex- 562 Ftr Regt (2000). 08.2007 comd.staff exercises jointly with NC. 2009: repairs of airfield, aircraft to Zernograd? 2009: 36 Su-27, 6 Su-27UB, 20 Mi-24, 16 Mi-8, 4 Ka-27, 3 Mi-28. 6973rd AIRBASE Primorsko-Akhtarsk NC ex 960 + 461 attack rgts. 2000: 620 pers., 31 Su-25, MiG-29? 1994-1996 21 Mig-29 took part in Chechen war. 1537 Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment (Novorossyysk, NCMD) 2008 commander: col Vladimir Timofeev. 2009: 2 S-300PM 1536 Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment (Rostov, NCMD) Formed 1940. 04.2009 msl launches at Ashuluk. 2009 commander: col Andrei Mineichev. 2009: 3 S-300PM 1721st Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment (Sochi, NCMD) Ex 102nd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade. 2000: 680 pers., Buk, 1 RKhM-4. 2009: 2 Buk 6970 AIRBASE (Marinovka, NCMD) Ex 11 separate recce rgt. Su-24MR. 1994-1996 18 ac took part in Chechen war. 2005: probably to be disbanded. 2009: 24 Su-24mr 6974 AIRBASE Egorlykskaya (Rostov) NC ex 325 separate hel rgt. 2000: 656 pers., 26 Mi-8, 4 Mi-6, 10 Mi-26. 2009: 10 Mi-26, 16 Mi-8 326th Separate Helicopter Squadron (Bataysk NC) 246 pers., 6 Mi-8 100th Radio-Technical Brigade (Astrakhan' NC) 2008 commander: col Vladimir Sletin 42nd Separate Communications Regiment (Rostov NC) 3624th Airbase (Erebuni, Armenia) 2009: 18 Mikoyan MiG-29 32 RT RGT Volgograd NC 2008 commander: col Alexey Zaitsev. 7 RT BDE? Rostov NC 2008 commander: col Vladislav Karelin. 8 Military Space Defence Brigade - (4 CMD AF&AD) Ekaterinburg VU ex 5A. 2009: disbanding, transferring to VKO. 6977 AIRBASE Bolshoye Savino Airport, near Perm VU Ex 764th Fighter Aviation Regiment. 2000: 750 pers., 34 Mig-31. 02.2007 comd trainings. 2009: 24 Mig-31. 18.01.2010 Mig-31 emergency landing due to oxygen system damage in flight. 30 AIRBASE Koltsovo, Yekaterinburg (VU) ex ?128 separate sqdn. 2009: 3 Tu-134, 2 An-12, 8 An-26, 5 Mi-8, 3+1 Su-27? 6975 AIRBASE Bobrovka (Samara) VU ex 237 separate hel sqdn. 2009: 16 Mi-8, 12 Mi-24, 6 Mi-26 ? AIRBASE Troitsk (Chelyabinsk) VU rescue, ex-320 hel rgt. 4215 AIRBASE Uprun VU 2009- 2 An-12, 2 An-24 6956 AIRBASE Cheben'ki VU 2009- 12 Mi-8 511 AD RGT Engels-2 VU 2009: 2 S-300PS 185 AD RGT Ekaterinburg VU 2009: 2 S-300PS 568 AD RGT Samara VU 2008 commander: col Yury Kostyankin. 2009: 2 S-300PS 44 RT RGT Mirnyy (Samara) VU 51 RT RGT Chelyabinsk Units directly under command headquarters 229th Transport Aviation Base (Rostov-na-Donu) (ex 535th Separate Composite Aviation Regiment? Rostov,