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Krasnyy Oktyabr in the region of Homyelʼskaya Voblastsʼ is a town located in Belarus - some 190 mi or ( 306 km ) South-East of Minsk , the country's capital .
Local time in Krasnyy Oktyabr is now 01:48 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zhlobin, Zhguno-Buda, Zhhun, Zaymishche, and Stary Krupyets. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhlobin . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Krasnyy Oktyabr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pribytki
Pribytki (also Zyabrovka) is an air base in Belarus located in Homiel Voblast, 16 km southeast of Gomel. In the early 1960s it was flying Tupolev Tu-16R aircraft. The airfield was renovated in 1963. It received the Tu-22R around 1966, and by 1967 had 24 based there. The reconnaissance aircraft were tasked with operations in the Baltic and northern Europe. From 1973 into the 1980s pilots from Libya and Iraq trained in the Tu-22 here.
Located at 52.31 31.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Dobrush
Dobrush is a town and region within the Homiel Voblast of Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. Mentioned for the first time in 1335. Dobrush is governed by a Regional Executive Committee, the chairman of which is Olga Mokhoreva. In 1986, the city suffered from heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident.
Located at 52.42 31.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Iput River
The Iput River is a river in Mahilyow and Homyel Voblasts in Belarus and Smolensk and Bryansk Oblasts in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Sozh River. The length of the Iput River is 437 km. The area of its basin is 10,900 km². It freezes up in late November and stays icebound until late March - early April. Its main tributaries are the Voronitsa and Unecha Rivers. The towns of Surazh and Dobrush are located on the Iput River.
Located at 52.43 31.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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