Shipka is a small military base near the city of Mukachevo (just outside a small village of Shenborn) in Ukraine. In the past it was a Soviet base that served the Soviet-installed Dnepr radar.
Overview In 1992, it was rented to Russia for 15 years. In 2009 the base stopped transferring data to Russia because the Russian authorities refused to continue paying for land lease which was increased in 2006. Formally, in 2008 Russia denounced the Russia-Ukraine agreement about rocket warning systems.SPRN Radar in Sevastopol ceased data transfer to Russia. Meridian Sevastopol. February 26, 2009Денонсация соглашения по системам предупреждения о ракетном нападении не отвечает дружеским отношениям между Украиной и Россией - МИД Украины
Currently it is a base of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, "Національне космічне агентство України. Західний центр радіотехнічного спостереження", formally part of Mukachevo."Закарпатське Мукачево: На вістрі “холодної війни”, або Таємниці "Шипки""
References
External links Ukraine will be blind. Ekonomichna Pravda (Ukrayinska Pravda). June 3, 2013 Ukraine plans to install radars of new generation before 2017 - NKAU chairman. Interfax Ukraine. June 5, 2013 Expedition to the secret Dnepr radar. Hi-way. March 2, 2007 Zakarpattia: Dnepr radar to this day works for Russia. Zakarpattia Portal. November 6, 2008