MOSCOW. Sept 24 (Interfax-AVN) - Ten planes of the Russian Air Force will be stationed at the Russian airbase in the Kyrgyz community of Kant, a source in the Defense Ministry told Interfax- Military News Agency on Wednesday.
"On the initial stage, four SU-27 Flanker fighters, five SU- 25 Frogfoot attack planes, including a combat one, and an AN-26 Curl military transport plane will be stationed at the base on the initial stage," the source said. In addition, two MI-8 Hind helicopters of the Russian Air Force will be stationed at the base, he said.
The source stressed that the Russian-Kyrgyz agreement on the base signed in Moscow on Monday does not impose any limitations on the number and types of planes that can be stationed at the Kant airbase.
"The number of aircraft that will be located at the Kant base is determined by the Russian Defense Ministry, and all the changes made to this number will be cleared with the Kyrgyz party. They will depend on the situation in the region," the source said.
Russia will spend USD50m annually on the maintenance of the Kant base.