In July 1969 two Tu-22 aircraft collided in mid-air; the crew ejected and the plane flew on unpiloted for 52 minutes, threatening the city of Nizhin before crashing 0.5 km from the city's railway station.

[1] In November 1988 three Tu-22R were deployed to Mozdok to fight in Afghanistan, but returned to base a week later without seeing any combat.

[1] Units stationed at Nizhyn include: airforce.ru says that on December 30, 1996, the regiment was reorganized as the 18 separate Long Range Aviation Squadron.

[4] Furthermore, on February 22, 1999, Decree #242 of the Verkhovna Rada 18 odrae transferred to the Ministry of Emergency Situations and renamed 300 Special Aviation Squadron MOE.

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