KOBRIN PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA KOBRIN, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 86
• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
BRIN PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA
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KOBRIN, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission
or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
TALENT regulations.
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a l)IA/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 1)ivision (NPIC), and the Production
Center IPic (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, (C) .POI, storage areas, (H) 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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KOBRIN PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA
(52-13N 024-21E)
KOBRIN, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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AL No: None COMOR No: None
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The Kobrin Petroleum Storage Area is lo-
cated on the northwest edge of Kobrin (52-12N
024-21E), south of the Brest-Pinsk rail line
(Figure 1). The installation is served by a
spur from the rail line and has all-weather
road access to Kobrin. Kobrin Army Barracks
Northeast (AL-1) is located 4 kilometers (km)
northeast.
This secured installation (Figures 2 & 3)
covers 30 acres and contains three large vertical
POL tanks, five medium vertical POL tanks, one
Railroad Service
A rail spur from the Brest-Pinsk rail line
serves the area.
Road Service
An all-weather road provides access to
Kobrin.
POL Storage Area
The area contains three vertical tanks 75
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feet in diameter, five vertical tanks 45 feet in
diameter, one small vertical tank, six small
horizontal tanks, and three support buildings.
Small-scale photography precludes measure-
ment of the small vertical tank and of the small
horizontal tanks. Southwest of the tanks are five
circular ground scars.
small vertical POL tank, six small horizontal
tanks, and three support buildings. Within the
secured area there are five unidentified circular
ground scars in a wooded area southwest of the
tanks.
This area was covered by three KEYHOLE
missions between
Comparative analysis reveals a constant level
of usage during this period. No significant
changes observed.
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FIGURE 2. KOBRIN PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA, KOBRIN, USSR,
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PRUZHANY 38 KM
BREST 46 KM
HORIZONTAL TANKS PINSK 124 KM
Railroad, single track
Road
Fence
100 0 100 200 300 4T00 500
METERS (APPROXIMATE!
FIGURE 3. KOBRIN PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA. Sketch compiled from
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US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0168-22HL, 2d ed, Foh 63 (SECRET)
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