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Unit intelligence profile

Military Transport Aviation

Subordinates
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Locations
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Profile summary
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HQ: Moscow, Commander: Lieutenant General Vladimir Benediktov

Assessment

Identification

The record matches the Moscow headquarters of Russia’s Command of the Military Transport Aviation (VTA Command), military unit 25969, at ul. Matrosskaia Tishina 10, Moscow 107014. U.S. Federal Register and OFAC listings give that exact address, tax ID 7718786880, and registration number 1097746767821; Russian MoD/TASS reporting on June 1, 2024, still identified Lt. Gen. Vladimir Benediktov as commander. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-01/pdf/2024-06778.pdf))

Mission

Russian MoD reporting describes VTA as a component of the Aerospace Forces used for airborne insertion, air transport of troops and materiel, force maneuver, and other special tasks. On June 1, 2024, MoD/TASS said the command had formed a new military transport regiment during the December 2023-April 2024 training cycle and was operating more than 10 aircraft types, including Il-76 variants, An-124, An-22, An-12, and An-26. ([tass.ru](https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/20965743))

Ivanovo node

The associated secondary site is unit 41520, the 610th Combat Use and Retraining Center for Military Transport Aviation flight personnel in Ivanovo. Rosaviatsiya’s training-center register lists that unit at "153014, Ivanovo, d. 313, Post Office 14," and the Russian MoD’s educational-site map separately lists the 610 Center among VKS training bodies. ([favt.gov.ru](https://favt.gov.ru/public/materials/7/3/c/4/a/73c4ac4b72133b2bb8bcbba75e22013a.pdf))

High-value aviation

Public reporting indicates the Ivanovo center handles more than routine transport-aircrew retraining. In March 2017, TASS, citing the Russian MoD, reported delivery of an A-50U airborne early-warning aircraft to the center in Ivanovo; separately, OFAC’s January 2024 SDN update linked individual Il-76/Il-76MD and An-124 airframes to the VTA command, giving traceable public evidence of monitored fleet assets associated with this command. ([tass.ru](https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/4081588))

Threat exposure

Ivanovo’s associated airfield has appeared repeatedly in war-related threat reporting. Russian authorities said in May 2023 they foiled a drone sabotage plot against Severny airfield in Ivanovo aimed at A-50 aircraft; during Ukraine’s June 1, 2025 cross-Russia airfield attack, AP reported Moscow said attacks in the Ivanovo region were repelled, while later satellite-image reporting cited by The Washington Post showed no visible damaged aircraft at Ivanovo, so any 2025 losses there remain publicly disputed. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/emergencies/1614637))

Command structure

Subordinate formations

3

12th Military Transport Aviation Division

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HQ: Tver

76th Separate Guards Military Transport Aviation Squadron

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10x Antonov An-22

81st Military Transport Aviation Regiment

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Ilyushin Il-76

196th Guards Military Transport Aviation Regiment

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military unit 41486, 27x Il-76MD

334th Military Transport Aviation Regiment

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24x Ilyushin Il-76MD, 4x Il-114

566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment

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23x Antonov An-124

144th AEW&C Regiment

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Beriev A-50, Il-22M-11, Mi-8MT

18th Military Transport Aviation Division

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HQ: Orenburg

117th Military Transport Aviation Regiment

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military unit 45097, (15x Ilyushin Il-76MD, 3x An-12PPS)

235th Military Transport Aviation Regiment

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military unit 02366, (Ilyushin Il-76MD, Antonov An-124-100)

708th Military Transport Aviation Regiment

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26x Ilyushin Il-76MD

Geospatial index

Known places

2

610th Combat Use and Retraining Center for Military Transport Aviation

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military unit 41520

Il-76M/MD

Military Transport Aviation HQ

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military unit 25969