MINSK SUPPLY DEPOT EAST MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 76
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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MINSK SUPPLY DEPOT EAST
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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NPIC/R-388/64
This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPlC), and the Production
Center 1P1c (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NP1C Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (13) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (L) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (II) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (1') unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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MINSK SUPPLY DEPOT EAST
(53-54N 027-34E)
MINSK, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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Minsk Supply Depot East is located in the
central section of Minsk (53-54N 027-34E) and
is served by a spur from the Minsk-Borisov rail
line (Figure 1). Minsk Army Barracks Uruchye
(AL-1) is located 10 kilometers (km) northeast
and Minsk Army Barracks Northwest (AL-6) is
located 7 km northwest. Other military instal-
lations are in the Minsk area.
The installation covers 36 acres and in-
cludes two administration buildings, seven bar-
racks, 10 storage buildings, two vehicle storage/
25X1 D
maintenance buildings, and nine support build-
ings (Figures 2 and 3).
The area is covered by = TALENT pho-
tography and five KEYHOLE missions between
Comparative
analysis revealed the same general level of
usage over this period, with reduced usage
during the winter. Significant changes since
= include the addition of one administration
building, five barracks, two storage buildings,
and two support buildings.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION 25X1D
Railroad Service
A rail spur from the Minsk-Borisov rail line
serves the installation. One probable rail-end
dock is alongside a 340- by 100-foot building, re-
ported in Army PIB-TK-122-63 to be a cold-
storage building.
Road Service
Urban streets provide access to the in-
stallation.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area D (Figure 3) contains twoadministra-
tion buildings, seven barracks, four storage
buildings and five support buildings. One ad-
ministration building, five barracks, and two
25X1 D
storage buildings were first observed on
- coverage.
The extensive billeting capacity in this in-
stallation suggests the possibility that personnel
associated with other installations are quartered
here.
General Storage Area
Area E contains six storage and three sup-
port buildings. Two of the support buildings were
first observed on -coverage.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J contains two 260- by 60-foot vehicle
storage /maintenance buildings and one support
building.
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FIGURE 2. MINSK SUPPLY DEPOT EAST, USSR,
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