MINSK AMMUNIITION DEPOT KANYUCHITSY MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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.PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION AV
MINSK AMMUNITION DEPOT
S_ is 97;1,
NPIC/R-414/64 rte
June 1964
KANYUCH ITTY
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN - M0
Declassification Review by-NI-MA/DOD.
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NPIC/R-414/64
This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground 1=orce and logistic
installations being prepared for a I)I:A CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NI'IC. The 'Photographic
analysis is being performed by the \I'IC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence 1)'v1:-;ion (NPIC), and the Production
Center IPie 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. A\hcn 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, (ti) road service, (C) landing strips,
(0) administrative and troop housing, areas, L
( ) storage areas, (F) anr_,
munition storage areas, (G) l'UL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storagvimetintenanec areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arni= firing ranges, Ali driver training areas, (\1 tank
assault gun firing ranges, (P flat trajectory firingranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (1:) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (j) special training facilities, I unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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NPIC/K-414/64
:Minsk Ammunition Depot Kanyuchitsy ( 1= ig-
ure 1) is located 12 kilometers (km) south-
southwest of \linsk (53-45N 027-33E__). l he
installation is served by the Minsk-Slutsk high-
wav. Minsk Army Barracks Northwest
is located 14.4 km north, Minsk Army Barracks
L`-ruchye (Al-- 1) is 21.5 km northeast, and \linsk
\lachulishche Airfield is 4.6 km south-south(test.
2 and 31, com-
The installation (Figure---
prised of a double-fenced storage area and an
adjacent support area, covers .1ppro',im_1te1\
"')0 acres. The storage area contains 1- am-
support area
munition storage buildings. 1 he
contains one administration building. six prob-
and two support buildings.
barracks
l
,
e
ab
ossibl\ associated with the
I~~o buildings p
ammunition storage area arc located adjacent
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to a scarred clearing in a wooed area 0.5
km south of the ammunition storage area.
.\ secured area 0.7 km southwest, with a
direct road connection to the Minsk'Machu-
lishche .\irfield and surrounded by a fire-
break, contains four storage buildings. The
security, firebreak, and dispersion of buildings
indicate possible explosives storage. \LE\T
The installation is covered by_
otog 1v and KEYHOLE missions be-
Pl' The ad-
taeen
sub-
racks in the support area have been added
to coverage. Comparative a during
reveals ve tals the installation to be active uring
perioi.
the
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DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Seca its , firebreak, and building dispersion
Road Service imar
"1 he installation is served by th:e pi
\linsk-Slutsk highway
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
~dminist: ati~e ht~ild-
\rea 1> contain= o~1e
ng, sis probable barracks, and two support
buildings. l he administration h.ii g andhat -
heen ;dd_J (nc(
racks t:a~'~?
General Storage Area
.Area I. contains feat - ,o= age 1"-:il~lin~s
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indicate possible explosives storage.
Ammunition Storage Area
i-ea F contains 16 16(h- by 12()-foot stor -
e buildings and one 140- by 4S-foot stora~_e
building .~it`?. a 40 by S(1-foot extension. The
buil.'.i^:_s are widely dispersed in a secured area.
Other Buildings
Ii contains two buildings, adjacent to
a and bottom of
l a 11nnL an t`:_ side
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Road
Fence
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FIGURE 3. MINSK AMMUNITION DEPOT KANYUCHITSY. Sketch co-o led iro.-
SLJTSK 100 KM.
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