SELECTED INSTALLATIONS MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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SELECTED INSTALLATIONS
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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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 NPPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center IPlc (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC 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, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL, storage areas, (I:I) 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, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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SELECTED INSTALLATIONS
(53-59N 027-51E)
MINSK, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF SELECTED INSTALLATIONS, MINSK.
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25X1 D 25X1 D
The Minsk Petroleum Storage Gorodishche
and a probable military
storage area are located (Figure 1) on the east
edge of Karniz-Boloto (53-59N 027-50E) and 20
kilometers (km) northeast of Minsk (53-54N
027-44E). The Minsk Petroleum Storage
Gorodishche is situated in a wooded area on the
north side of the Minsk-Borisov rail line and the
probable military storage area is on the south
side of the rail line. The Minsk Army Barracks
Uruchye (AL-1) is located 9 km southwest and
numerous other military installations are lo-
cated in the Minsk area.
The Minsk Petroleum Storage Gorodishche
is served by a rail spur from the Minsk-Borisov
rail line and by a secondary access road con-
necting to the Minsk-Borisov primary dual-lane
highway. This installation covers approximately
84 acres and contains 13 large, semiburied,
vertical POL storage tanks, one probable ad-
ministration building, two large storage build-
ings, four small storage buildings and 13 support
buildings. A newly constructed POL transfer
point containing two storage buildings and five
support buildings is located in the eastern sector
of the installation. Dense foliage precludes
identification of additional tanks or facilities.
The probable military storage installation is
also served by a rail spur from the Minsk-
Borisov rail line and by a secondary access road
connecting to the Minsk-Borisov primary dual-
lane highway. This installation consists of a
separately secured storage area and a separately
secured support area. The storage area covers
approximately 36 acres and contains 26 storage
buildings, one possible administration building
and eight support buildings. The support area,
connected by road to the storage area, covers
approximately eight acres and contains one
administration building, three barracks, two
storage buildings and four support buildings.
Both installations are covered by =
TALENT photography and four KEYHOLE mis-
sions between
Comparative analysis revealed major changes
occurred at both installations between _
TALENT and - KEYHOLE coverage with no
apparent changes since -
Significant changes to the Minsk Petroleum
Storage Gorodishche include expansion of the
facility by approximately 34 acres, the addition
of 11 semiburied, vertical POt, storage tanks,
two storage buildings, four support buildings, and
the POL transfer point including two storage
buildings and five support buildings.
Significant changes in the probable military
storage area include the addition of eight stor-
age buildings and one support building. Changes
observed in the secured support area include
the addition of one storage building and one sup-
port building.
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DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Railroad Service
Both installations are served by spurs from
the Minsk-Borisov rail line.
Road Service
A secondary road from each installation
provides access to the Minsk-Borisov primary
dual-lane highway.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area D contains one administration building,
three barracks, two storage buildings, and four
support buildings. One new storage building
and one new support building were first ob-
served on ^ KEYHOLE coverage.
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