Bakhmutovo
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Bakhmutovo was an air base in Tver Oblast
, Russia
located 18 km northwest of Rzhev
. It was probably abandoned in 1970s; a treeline of forest surrounds the former airfield.
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 18 km northwest of Rzhev
Rzhev
Rzhev is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, southwest of Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population:...
. It was probably abandoned in 1970s; a treeline of forest surrounds the former airfield.