SENSITIVE OPERATIONS COMPLEXES, USSR
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PHOTOGRAPH-IC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Intr duction I
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Characteristics of the sensitive operations Cuuyilcxcx, , , , .... .
honkers .... .. 1
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Site l`lan ............................................
Rereauvka sensitive Operations Complex ................................ 10
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operations Area .................. .
Rail Facility 12
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Iluuxing and Administration Facilities ........ .
Ut her Support Facilities ....................................... 12
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O:hebsara Sens lllvc Operations Complex ......... .
Operations Area ...................... . Ii
Roll Facility .......' ....................... 1.
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(lousing and Administration Facilities ...............................
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Other Support Facilities ....................
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Colovchino Sensitive Operations Complex ...............................
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Operations Area ....................... . . .
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Rail Facility .............................
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Housing and Administration Facilities ............
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Other Support Facilities .....................
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Rulyzhlno Sensitive Operations Complex .............
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(tall Facility ...............................................: 21
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Routing and Administration Facilities ........................ .. . . 21
Other Support Facilities ........................................
Nyandoma Sensitive Operations Complex ................................ 11
Operations Area ............................................. 21
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Rail Facility ................................. .... ...........
Housing and Administration Facilities ............................... 22
Other Support Facilities ........................................ 22
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Ilechltxq Sensitive Operations Complex .................................
Operations Area 22
Rail Facility ................................................ 22
Mousing and Administration Facilities ............................... 22
(titer Support Facilities ........................................ 25
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Zhukovka So?nslnvc (p. rat ii ns Culnplcx .......................... .. 25
(lpcratiuns Arr.. ....................................... . ?.... 25
I.tll I acilIty .' ............... ........................... 2.5
I honing and Wndnlatratlon I. r llltlen ............................... 25
hher Support Facllltlcu ........................................ 25
lklcv Srm.ulvr l>pnrat Ions Cnniplrx ................................... 25
Operations arcs ............................................. 2K
Hall Foilily ................................................ 2K
lousing and Wininlntration Fscllltlcs ....... ........................ 2K
.her Support Facilities ........................................ 2K
Borlsoglchok xnsii IVc.Uperat Ions Complex .............................. 2K '
Operatlonu Area .............................................. 30
Kill Facility ................................................ 30
Housing and Administration Facilities ............................... 30
Chhcr Support Facilities ....................... ......... .. 30
Chaadayevku Sensitive (hnrurlonu Complex .............................. 31
Operations Area .................... ......................... 31
Hail Facility ................................................ 31
Housing and Administration Faclllu.ro ................................ 31
Other Support Facilities ........................................ 31
hllkhaylovka Sensmve Opera0ons Complex .............................. 31
Operations Area ............................ .............. 34
Hall Faditty ................................................ 34
Housing and Adnnnlsl ration Facilities ............................... 34
Utter Support Facilities ........................................ 34
Conclusions .......................................... !........ 34
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LIST .OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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Figure I.
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Figure :1.
Figure 4.
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luc:uiun Alap ..........................................
Alpha Bunker Shown Under Conxtruciwn and Larth Covered
(pcre)k etIvea) ........................... .
Brea Bunker Shown Ltidcr Conntructton and lartli Covered
(Ix?r.pectivc c) ...........................................
Gamma bunker Shown Under (imntrucqun and Larch Covered
(pernpecIN-) ...........................................
Delta Bunker Shown Under Construction and Larth Cuvr red
(pernpect i ves ) ...........................................
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Lpnilon Bunker Shown Under Cunntruction and Larth livered
(P?roper1le s) ...........................................
Zeta Bunker Shown Under Cunntruemion and larch Covered
(perxpeeuves) ...........................................
LIa and theta Bunker, Shown Under construction (perxpecnvrn) ........
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1 raveling Bridge Crane (peropecirve) ...........................
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Berezovka Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) ....................
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Chebeara Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) ....................
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Figure 12.
Golovchino Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) ...................
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Figure 13.
Bulyzhino Snensuive Operations Complex (pbuto) ....................
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Figure II.
Mooning and Support facilities, Bulyzhino Sensitive Operations Complex
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Figure 15.
Nyanduma Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) ....................
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Figure I6.
Nechitea sensitive Operations Complex (photo) .....................
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Zhukovka Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) ....................
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Ik?lev Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) .......................
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liurisoglebnk Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) ..................
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Maintenance Area, Borlxoglebsk Sensitive Operation Complex
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Figure 21. Chaadayevka Sensitive Operations Complex (photo) .................. 32
Figure 22. Mikhaylovka Sensitive Operation. C,=Ilex (photo) ................... 33
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tary installations which have been designated sensitive
operations complexes. I icy are located (I Igor, I near
the following towns and at the following coordinates In the
Uarofwan USSR:
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)he Uulyzhlno, Iicehitsa, Zhukovka, Uolovchino, and Ahkh-
aylovka complexes are situated in parts of the USSR which
were occupied by German forces during World War II, and
the Iklev complex Is onnrnearthe line of tlw deepest pene-
tration male by the Germans from Orel tbward \6scow.
Itulyzh too was Identified as a sensitivenperot Ions complex in
1464,
])its report is based on all usable 1AI.CM and KEY.
111)1.1, photography of the complexes from December 1959
through May 1965. liecauso photographic coverage of some
of the sites is limited, andbecauheseveralof the complexes
acre first observed when construction was well under way,
it was Impossible to observe all stages of construction at
each Inntallatton. Ilowever, a study of the photography of all
I I sites made it possible to estimate theconatructinn prog-
ress at each.
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CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEXES
T lie con,pleve, are, harane rized by isolated hurt loon,
the presence of nu.slve amcrete bunkers, and standardized
site plans which Include stringent security precautions, till-
tary housing facilities capable of ,ucummudaiing a large
nunder of troops, and rill facilities which are tied Into
nra)ar Soviet rail networks, l he complexes arc nix defended
by S.01 sites; however, Ikrezovka, Chaadayevka, liecldtsa,
and 7.hukuvka are on the periphery of the S.\51 defenses of
Saratov and Lngelu, I'enm,Gun??I, and^ry.nuk, rexpuctlve?
ly. lip contrast, if least two SASE sites have been observed
in the vicinity
in tie CSSII. No conununicatlonr facilities have been oh-
serv'ed at or near any of tire c'onrplexes, and no major mil-
itary or civilian airfields arc within a IS nautical mile (no,)
radius of any of the complexes.
lire hunker. have been constructed on terrain affording
them nran In um protection and concealment. Withtheexcep-
tlnn of those at Ikrez.vka, the bunkers are situated In dense
forests which provide excellent concealment. *1 he Ilerezovica
ronrplex 1. on a treeless flood plain of the Volga Ii leer, and
the hunkers have been built in cut. In the all of the here-'
z.vyy Ravine.
I lie des Igoe' employed incite const ruct Inn of the bunkers
at the sensitive op: rations complexes comprise three groups
or generations. I le f tr.t grup consists of tie alpha and beta
designs, the earliest and most elaborate. This group has
been observed only at Ikrezovka,Clwbsara,andGolovchino.
I he second group orgenerat Ion consists of the gamma, delta,
epsilon, and zeta designs, which are less elaborate than the
first-gene rat Ion designs. 11,is generation of hunkers has
peen.found only at Ilulyzhino, Nyandoma, Rechitsa, and Zhu.
kovka. [is- third group orgencration conslstsof the eta and
theta designs, the simplest of the eight. This generation of
hence r: ha. loon nand only at Ihvisoglehsk, Chaad.rycvka,
trod Shkliaylnvka. If a hunker I. coma runcd in the existing
v vc avatlon at Ikdcv. It will pro6.rbl5' le aorta or dicta bunk-
er. I xcavailon. for the first-generation hunkers were llrnt
observed b?twecn I ien?ndu,r I1511 and \ugu.t 1462; evc.rva-
lions for the second-gene r.nion bunkers were firstobserved
letsecn Ikcenihcr 1461 old the sunuler of 1462; and exca-
vations for die tin rd-general ion hunkers were first observed
between July arid October 1963.
the alpha hunker Is a multilevel irregularly shaped
structure with a rectangular main hay (Figure2). A recran-
gular corridor 1111 loot Icing provides access to tlw hunker.
the main hay I. 215 feet and is evenly divided into
four longitudinal bays. the exterior walls of ties bunker are
estimated to he approximately, two to five feet thick, an estl-
mate based on KLYlllll.i, photography olHunker5 at h ere-
zovka, the only alpha hunker observed when the interior walls
were still visible. If the Interior walls are five feet thick,
each bay
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cal cylindrical object which is somewhat highs r than the main
bay of the bunker Is attacied totle rear office alpha bunker,
but the function of the object Is unknown. It has an outside
Clebsara the earth-covered top of this object at hunker I Is
flush with the earth covering of the bunker and I. barely
visible. the object could possibly house vemllating equip.
mont, or it could be an emergency entrance or exit should
the main entrance be damaged or destroyed. Probable han.
dling or equipment bays are located on each side of the en.
trance corridor. A superstructure abovetleentranceprob.
ably contains hoisting apparatus. The road servingthe bunk-
er Is at right angles totheentran, e, and the turn Is too sharp
for a vehicle to negotiate. Materiel could he transported
through the corridift, and into the bunker on dollies or by
means of overhead traveling cranes. In at least one Instance
(Ilunker I at Cletwara), the service road tor/tlinales inside
the entrance. All alpha hunkers are heated by steam.
The beta hunker is multilevel, roughly I. shaped, and
has two entrances, bah of which are probably Identical to
the corridors observed at the alpha hunkers (Figure 3).
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Since no beta bunkers hate torn loners en In ., nn.la.,ge
of rnn.truction, its? prec lee n,nligur.rt inn of the structures
i. unknown. 11w male bay or legol the I
and I. divided longitudinally Into lour hay, can ir of winch
is approximately 25 feet wide, I lie exterior wills of it,
bunker ary about five feet thick.
Second-Generation Bunkers
lie gatnnra hunker conniotsol a nlalnb.ry, an ell, and an
extension (Figure 4). l he main bay ~out-
side dimensions), and it Is divided Intofuur longitudinal hay,.,
each of which .\Ithougir the
thickness of the exterior and Interior walls cannot tie pre.
c lsely determined, they are probably live thick.
1 he hunker has two entrances: the first Is the ell which is
40. by 40 feet (outside dlnenslons), and the second is In the
extension which I. situated at one end of
tie bunker. 'I lie raised section above the entrance ell may
house overload handling equipment.
lire delta'bunker consists of a main hay nwa,.uring 215
by 120 feet and an entrance ell approximately s5 feet square
(Figure 5). A second entrance is in a Men.
sion at one end of Or mainhay. %hether the main bay le di.
from ground level above tire roof of the bunker. I tie top of
this protection Is joined to a= square raised section
which may house overhead handling equipment or puslhly
an elevator. (iverlead handling equipment may also to
housed in rectangular raised sections over both entrances.
lire epsilon bunker, Ile least elaborate of the second-
The zeta bunker Is I. shaped, and a wing which
entrance to the hunker Is al corridor which is
at right angles to tie wing. '1 lie leg of it., 1. it main bay I.
four bays and In line with tie entrance. Me remainder of fix,
bay Is divided into at least two compartments,
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FIGIRE 7. PERSPECTIVES OF A TYPICAL ALPHA BUNKER UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND EARTH COVERED.
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FIGURE I. PERSPECTIVES OF A TYPICAL BETA BUNKER UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND EARTH COVERED.
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FIGURE T. PERSPECTIVES OF ATYPICAL ZETA BUNKER UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND EARTH COVERED.
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Third-Generotion Bunkers
(if the eight design- uncd in it, rums rust tun of hunker,.
at the oe?nnlt itt operati ons complexes, the et.i and theta de-
and h. divided into three longiuidinal h.rys. the side bays are approximately 25 feet wide, and the center bay
is 35 to 40 feet wide. An extension at tine end of the hunker
,\Ithough entrances were nix discernible,
the cm hunker may have a drive -in capability. I Ile dicta
bunker and I. divided Into direr' longitudinal
bay., '3,5c h wnide bay I. suit 311 feet wide, and tit center
hay Is fort wide. \n eetenslru at one end of the hunker
nr asures SS by ill feet. I he thickness of the exterior and
interior walls canmx he determined. Moen)ranee- wero nll-
served.
Construction Chronology
At neat of the complexes several bunkers have txen and
are under construction concurrently. Bunkers of anearller
generation are under construction at one complex wtitle work
,in those of a later generation in started at another. For ex-
anple, at Chchsara two hunkers, one an alpha and the utter
probably a testa, are under construction; at Ilechltsa one delta
franker is under construction; and at Ahkhaylovka oe eta and
tun theta bunkers are under construction. In 146.5 fifteen
hunkers of at loam six different designs are in various stages
of r onotrucuon at seven complexes. All the bunkersat he re -
zovka, Goluvchmo, and liulyzhinn have been completed and
earth covered. No bunkers are undo rcuntruction at Iklev?
I be pace of construction on the hunkers hasvaried. At
lie rezuv ka five hunkers were completed andearth covered in
flour years. At liulyzhinn five bunkers were built and earth
covered between August 1462 and March 1065. on the oiler
hand, at Chaadayevka construction on force hunker. begun
at some time attar .aprll 1062 but was abandoned by July
- 1462. liySeptendcr1063arewescavatlunforafourth bunk-
or wan visible several miles from the site of the abandoned
sunntrucllnn activity. the hunker under construction Inthis
excavation in probably a theta bunker.
Although Individual facilities at each complex may vary
sni ewhat In both layout and structural detail, it I. evident
that an effort has been made to ntandardl,e our plan- and
ntruct to re A. I as h nice pl.ui unduly cons iwtn ,d the 11111 oW 'I'
Ieatures: ? .
I (oper.rlon.. Area. Ile ode r.niunn area is heavily
nc?nured and usually contains from three to sic hunkers and
an operations support facility cunslutingoftwnhiluur huild-
Igs. Acomplexes having t)nsr.gcneratiun hunkeruthisla-
cnltty contain. three or four buildings; at complexes having
second- and Iii rd-gene rat tun hunkers, two buildings. One
of these structures is always a large, high-bay, drive-through
building. 15rth the exception of tie Claadayevka complex,
accts- to tine operations area is cunt rolled by a gatcharne at
the entrance. Tutees nixed otherwise, this gatehouse has
been arbitrarily designated as the mete reuse point 11)1') Irum
which all distances and aainmtbs, within On, complex have
been calculated.
2. lioads. All hunkers in tie' operations area are
served by road-; at five of tie conipleser these are hoop
roads, , lest of the complexes have central service roads
extending from the opt rations areas to all other facilities
within,t installations.
3. Italy Paclllty. the rail facilityconsluts of a holding
yard with live to seven parallel hidings, a traveling bridge
crane, a steatnplant, and fill. tanks. the crane travel: on
two ra Its supprrrted by vertical numbers which are 21) feet
apart on "me Figure 41. ()no rail siding
and a portion of a loop road are situated between the ver-
tical supports. line length of its, rails is from 275 to 315
feet: the cram spans At mot of the complexeu
rolling stock observed in the rail facility lies Included rail
car. which
4. -Mllrtarv, (busing lost Ad mistralion--FacillItt".
(busing and administration facilities for military personnel
consist of multistory barracks, duplex units, messhalls, and
adminlutratlon buildings. 'Ile barracks are usually three
.torte. high and neasure 220 by 50 feet. 7 he duplex unit.
(probably for officers) rod provide housing
for two orthree families. Inestlmutingthe number of troops
the barracks could accommodate, 100 square feet has been
allowed per man. the barracks at each complex could ac-
commodate an estimated average total of 3,300 troop.. At
seven of tine complexes Be messhall in an II--lisped build-
ing probably having separate messing facilities for enlisted
personnel and officers and over-
all. Kitt two facilities probably rx'cupy the cnuuhar of the
I. All Irregularly shaped Infirmary or as-cmhly and rec-
reatiun building ha- Incur tihservcd at ihre'of the crunpic xcs.
tits Is a nudtlnmry st rucuve and measures 2156y Si) l?ot.
5. Construction lwrkers (hosing I asihtics. (lousing
for comet rust ton workers cuonitn of live viirnednrndtory-
type buildings and a one-mall.
6. Con.trrtion Support Facility. thin facility In rail
nerved and separately -served. It is ad)arcot to the rail t i-
cihty and contains a suns' rote hatch plmt, warehvunen, pllen
of aggregate, a fabrication yard, and equipment.
7. Motor Pool. I he tumor pool Is adjacent to or near
the roll facility and contains a vehicle garage and assix idled
buildings. It Is secured by a wire fence, and uscesn to It In
controlled by a gatehouse..\t complexes having Ilrnt-genera-
tiun hunkers the vehicle garage is 340 by 120 feet. At curn-
,plexes having second. and third-generation bunkers the ga-
rage is 255 feet lung and 65 to 70 feet wide.
BEREZOVKA SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
the I4rezovka hennltive Operations Complex to, 17.S
on south-southwest kt( I'ngels near the village of ikrezonka
(Figure 10). line complex (stied lntnthe i ngeln-1iralsk sod
Engels-Astrakhan rail lines east of the Volga litter. I.xca-
vatlons for three bunkers and construction n/n)?wlne nil lire
support facilities were first ohwerved in l loco nc~-r 1454, and
at that tune It was evident that work en the complex had liven
started at Icant nix mood,- earlier. Construction pro6;renn
at the complex since that firm Is presented in SI'1l, IIi-45
OPERATIONS AREA
llie Operations Area of the Ikrezrvka complex In -it-
uatcd at the eastern end of tie Ikrezovyy Ravine, approxi-
mately 4 nm cat of the Volga Itiver, and it in app raixtn,.nrly
I1,(X)() by 7,(4)0 feet. l In, floor of it. ravine is relat volt
level and covered by scrub growth. I inc terrain Ixirde ring
the ravine IN flat. A Sorvlet Army topographic map Innlit.re?n
that the walls of the ravine are alxiut 211 looters i66 (eet)
high. ((ridges have hen bait across streams at tI? Its mm
of the ravine, lie area I. surrounded fry it least four rows
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FIGURE 9. ARTIST'S PERSPECTIVE Of A TRAVELING BRIDGE CRANE
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I he area t nnl.ihia threi? cinglctod ,dpha hilnkrr. , hunk -
Cr. 2, 1? and GI Ind two coinpleied Iwt.i hunkers ilit nkcr. I
and 41, .dl ul w1,,, h I,.ne lievncnn.tnutv,I In Jr.?p cw. In the
will. of the ravuhti (I able I). I ach hunker is prutee red by
.in earth user uhiclh protects slightly cue the top ul the
raylee. II the n... in bay of c.ich bunker 0 If
the tlm. of the hunkers ire I0 (cc( .donee the I, ooo, of the
= the hunkers are .,)vercd with in e.tbn.nce~
earth. the hunkers arc healed by oieanl, and ,dxisegiound
ste.unhnec are clearly visible. Each hunker he separately
..cured by iire let, mg and served by a well engineered
eonc rely road having wide turns and gentle grades. One
.e. nun of ti is road i. p rotcced Iruon wash tutu by earthen
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part of the lpcra[Innn Ar>a and 7,IXXI feet soutiwast of the
tit' dunsititn of lour building.. flm? tout pronunent of the
four it. [tie separately secured drive-through building which
has a center longitudinal high hay 45 feet wide. lite sccrnd
building is showed cast of the drive-through building on a
lit-di of the loon road and ] the ether two
bit dd;ngn are no it. unit h s lde of the loop road and southwest
two sldewalk entrances. the odor 1.1 ; a con.
crete apron and an extension ire at the South
end of the building. On several occ Irno FAGIy'f/FII Gti(:O
Aire rift were nbnerved on or near the lop road at the drlve-
through hulling, .m.l In Iil.rcb 1964 one F.\GOI yf It l.SCO
.dre ran wi, parked (Leeson the nudlcst building and the
..null will if the r.ivinr.
Iirtwycn July 191,2 and iul.irch 1961 scum rote het lcupter
pail u.i. ions[ructcd on level ground 1,11X1 tee[ southwast of
dhr l ,ratlons Shgouirt Vac Silly ,unl soutbof the ravine. I he
pad is J61 by lull feet and I. .onne(nal tot he lgler.nluns
Support facility by a road. In Ala rc li 1964 a F.\Gl I I/I 111.11:( I
.dreadt was nhse rued near the pad..ht that time the ground
was snow (live red, and onow had ken hl own in several direc-
tdos around lie aircraft, probably in Indicatlnnthat due pad
had liven recently used. !1,h subsaqucnt phntngraplry F AG(I I /
I It I .Su:l I aIrcr,lt wrrc , il.e rood tin or alongside the pad. It
is possible that the air, raft were delivered to the cnnhplex
by helicopter.
RAIL FACILITY
the (tail Facility Is 14.5 not north of lie complex and
south-oouthwent of I .ngn I. neat (lie village of Anisnvka. A
re-examination of the li?cernler 1959 photography Indicated
that thin facility existed it that Ilnx; however, it. auuiw'la-
tion with the llerezovka installation wax no known at the
tlnhe. I lie fac llfly to etc bused by a col Id fence or wall and
con sloth of a holding yard with of xparul le i sidings, a bridge
crane, three barracks, and a probable administ rat ion build-
Ing. .\ rill siding is situated between the xupponing walls
of the bridge crane. .\nolier siding serves a row of ware-
louses south of the bridge crane. Hulling stork was oh-
served In the facility In June 19 4whena string of five short
rill cars was parked mouse time bridge crane,and materiel
was either being removed from or being delivered to ilk
coniplex. In October 1964 a longer string of rill cars was
noted in the same location, and a large number of short
and long rail cars were also observed in the facility. life
barracks and probable administration buildings are in Ilse
northwest portion of the (tall I ac lllty. I.ach barracks Is
170 by hit feet, and the probable adnnlnit ration building, 9S
by (0 feet. A separately fenced area measuring 61)0 by 5,20
feet has been added to the oouthweiit side of the facility
since June 1964. No activity has been noted In this area.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
Military housing and admintstrathn facilities arc attlhe
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quarter.. Seventeen two-story b.trrac is were bud? h?lon
April 1962, and each me.l.uren I IS by So toot. Su. thmo-
story barracks were bull[ IR't teen.1 vly 1962 and Stan Ii I,?i.i?
and cal Ili in 220 by 45 feet. I'roh.hhle ulhce r. quarters .
sist of six two-story urns, '1, 1, if .1o, I
the nihtarv housing lanllt ies ctu hl hatu.c an r.unhairJ iha.il
of 3,14A) tri.ip, Administration lac 111911.1111 lude a I.rtge aJ-
nuni.tr.tlon building and several .m.ll t'-sh.apd .mlrnm-
Ivtratlon buildings. these facilities do not tin hide in If.
shaped teesshill.
Additional military housing nonhuent of the Itl' and
north of tIe? .entral service road eon. l.t.o(three twn -.tun
under cnnnf rust inn li l,en
cnnpletvd, tlkue facilities could (louse .m e.tuu.t"I lot.J
of MX) troops, housing for conutrucrion workers is nn-
nwdiately west of these barrack, and conshtsot tilt 0inyle-
story ditrmtory-typo buildings.
OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES
In the eastern pan Lin of the nni(plc% elk's( facilities
Include a steamplant northwest of tlu construction works r.
hooting. .\llnv,grownd iteandine. acne tom mihtan slut
construction workers housing, all of to hunker., and me
Operation. upptn I acllity. In the western p ni n of if,
complex support facilities consist of two separately uc
cured unidentified area., a oteamplant, and its, muter pal,
flu' first unidentified area south of time mil tan' Lousing
facilities I. en, bored by one wire fene, and guard fuser.
are lLuatcJ at the corner.. Rhen fir.[ ubsene,l in plan I,
1964, this area contained IS I \GI 11 I l(LU:O abr. ,It soil
a COACH/CH.\ I L/CAII. In Jung I9h4nine I AGO( I At sf'1 i
aircraft were observed doer(': ttw' Iulluwing Augu.l uxten
hi .\GOI /h III SCI! were observed in it, area. and hulk n is
of tine canon year nloe FAGO I i1 IRISCmi were -1111C . In
January lobs a fee blast mark, the result of an ngllm' run.
up, was visible in [lie snow behind anent tie aircraft in this
area.
[he second unbentifled area north of [h' fir.[ 1. sur-
rouded by a solid fence or wall and contains two bulldogs.
line I. a drive -thruhgl( building which and
has a center longitudinal bay 45 feet wide. I lie hulldmg to
served by a concrete loop road 15 feet wide and having wide
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1v,le, the ur I"r building I..itu.rled at right .uiyl. , w the
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olx?ranrrw n ugilrt hoeing such m an'.,,
the motor I..11 .owhe.I.t of the ill llo rr/ Lois ing ui,l
adnnnl.tr.olon fat t lit her, nnhains a ,Id, 1, repair chirp.rn.I
or garage whin. 1. 31111 by I ,(I feet.
CHEBSARA SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
the Cleh.ara Scn.lnvc I'pe car ions C'oniplcn Is 7 non
.OntIlwcst of tie town nll:heh.u rn and 2l .Sim east n/l:here-
prvct. ii lgun? I I I. Ile ctmipro, Is .crvcd by an nip roved
r. oil .utd by a rail spur from the Cho raprvcis -\'ningdi dtrl-
hle-track rail Inc. tIle site was pI un.grapled (or tie IIrnt
tine in :\ugu.l I46() when It ids In an early stage of tnn-
nnructWn, hilt the quality of that phrxrrgraphy wanprrr. I It''
Or.t gad phuglgarphy of the complex was that of April and
.tugunt W62 when the nn iplex was Identified as a probable
nut' hear ce,lpin. sm.ip de site. Construction progress on
the tuniplex is presented In\'I'IC/Ii-I4,)/63.3 In February
Wh1 one bunkereastoniplete and earth covered, one hanker
can. being earth overed, and three hunkers were under con-
.tructiun.
OPERATIONS AREA
]he lgerauunn Area of the Chchsara Sen.it ivc (ifr:ra-
tiun. Cuniplen Is situated in a heavily wtrrlcd hnrneohtr-
shaped pocket 4.5 inn .outbwest of Chchnara. Ito area
enures appru.irnately x,5(1) by 6,s(f) feet and is secured
live p.IrallcI royr of wire fences, [lie first and second
fourth and fifth, I Access to ties area is con-
trolled by it gatehrrn.e OW), which Is ~nd
which could provide sleeping quarters and mess facilities
for i guard delachnia?nt. I
Ilse Operations Area contains two completed alpha
bunkers (hunkers 1 and 3), one completed beta bunker
)hunker 2), one alpha hunker (Bunker 5) under construe-
lion, and line otter bunker tinder construction (hunker 4),
which IN probably a beta (fable 2). A loop road with an
ill-weather surface, probably concrete, serves the bunk.
cr., .\t Rimier I It? rna,l h?rinmaneu m.i is the cnv:uive.
.III erns in the maid are wilt', and all gradients Ire fairly
I.IeI. 11 cruurich?d hunker. ,rrc tep.rt,acly .at urea by
a .tnglr u Ire Irn, e. I hey .Ire heated by tier fir, and al.rvc-
gnlnnd .n?.ull It.,,. it,- , it.rriy vi.iblc.
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In .\prll 1964 three FAGO1 aircraft were observed
wiside the (Aruratlnns Area mouth of do gatchrusc, and
there was evidence that two additional aircraft may have-
been parked there prior to that flow. lirree FAGOT air.
craft were again observed In [lie same- location In May
1465.
lire Operatluns Support Facility is on an azimuth of
245 degrees and I,N(N) feet west of the Ill', on ties cast side
of to loop road. It contains three buildings, each of which
is boated by an overhead steamlln:. lbw largest building
is a separately secured drive-in building
Cxca'pt (or it. absence of a dr 'c? voug ear
Ilie Il.a1 I ac i lily in tile ,:ante ro evln-rnty of 0, ,run
Alec Is 2.5 nm suutbwc.t of the renter of Chcir.:rr.r Ind posh
nuwh of to Chera'p vets-\'nln?la rail hilt'. It u.rn hr.l ob.
.creed under cnnntrucnnn in April Iv62. Ilse 1.1,-IInv in
.,,tired and I. nerved by a branch of the corn tall .o reue
rn.Id, It rIinralu- a holding yard will, five Iflo-ilily nit)
track., f tr.IVCIIng bridge crave, a -urlfy butldmg, nd
separately nenlred barracks. Itfler the facility -lidtaco
ctanpleted, rolling stock was observed in the bolding yard
on ncvvr,,l --ions. In April 14h1, 22 carm
and In unidelnihcd c,Ir,, were ,t,nJ,ug in III,
holding yard. ,\ rail siding is situated I,?tweeo the nup-
prrting walls of the bridge crane. .\ large aarehn,tn,'
cast of the cram' parallels tin, siding. lrorher.iding
.ouch of tie warehouse serves a tool pile. Co.d'is prob?
ably tran.prrted by truck front tilt' Rail Fat tiny to a
probable steamplant in the north-central portnm of Illc
complex and to the military Mousing facllit ii. Ile? the
()pe ranuns Area, a distance of avoid S nm and 7.5 no,,
respectively, .
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
A nnhtary baking area is alone, 5 nm nurtlr'a.t of Use
Operations Area and cast of the (dv'buara hover. Ilia- .Irc.1
contains barracks and several small inn., I its b.Irrar On
otter sensitive operations complexes. Ile building con- and are 210 stories high. ,\ddlhnnal housing, proil.rbly for
Shit ill ti center longitudinal high hay 55 feet wide; two officers, is provitled by five small art[. chit btuuld .mnnn-
bays; one on each side of the center bay, contain shop mxlatr' two faMilles. 7 he facilities in ties Aldnary I iutiom~o
space, and each Is 20 feet wide. The second building Area could house an estimated hs:d of 2,4(Nitn S lIEr f rt. rluh
measuring Is cast of the loop road and Other facilities in this portion of to runiplec Inc lade co .II.
approximately 22.5 feet south of the drive-in building. shaped nr:aohall and a t)-nhipd adnifniotr.n tun hullding,
the third building and 320 feet south-
oast of the drive-in building. In April 1964 s FAGOT
aircraft was parked Ills feet north of tills building. Snow
Injfpedlately behind this aircraft may have melted as a
result of an engine runup. In May 1465 a FAGOT air.
craft was observed in tllo same area.
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Additional military hnuning facilities .nrec?,tst of the Ili',
immediately outside the hiperatlnna Area. I hose facilities
are secured and consist If three two-awry Larr,IC it,. vac 11
measuring 130 by 00 feet, and into two-story adminlsi rat toil
bulldln Ile three barracks could
house an estimated tots or 4f troops. Ih,cauce ill tlr?ir
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provl may to the t le rat (ono .\re.i, I I L: I?flc.lI 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
that throe qu.irlero are for set on ly or,. uppi,rt trop; .t.
algned to that area.
Construction workers are tmaed in an area east of the
ill' and loot outside the (1wratr- .\rea. the area is se-
curedpartially by awa11 and part dally by a (slice. It contains
six onr-otury dormitory-type buildings, a T-shaped oess-
hall, and several onall buildings. Several w.irchouse-type
moldings are situated in a storage area cast of the eun-
otruction workers housing.
In the western portion of the complex support facilities
cunsint of the Construction Support Facility and a coal-fired
ntealtlplant southeast of the All, the Construction Support
Facility cant of tile ill'contains assns rote batch plant, ware-
huuucs, piles of aggregate, ands traveling gantrycrane situ-
ated to a fabric at ion yard. The crane is mounted on a pair of
tracks hill feet lung. Large quint It lea of material and equip-
vent are visible throughout 11w facility. Steandines can Iv
traced front the steamplant to the military and construction
workers housing facilities near tlw ()peratlons Area. in
.duveground ntcamline from the plant serves the completed
hunkers and the ilperations Support Facility.
In the central portion of tlw complex support facilities
in, ludo a probable oieamplant, a probable water treatment
tanloy mar the Chvbsera (liver, and a probable pumping
.upon snu.ncd on s hilltop wvat of tile river. A probable
walcrhnr extends bens the scut bank of rite Chebsara River
ie m4 nlvainplant and all of the housing tacillues tear the up-
oration. Area. I he mane pool cast of the probable steam-
plant and north ill tlw Military Iloosing .area contains a vc-
hlcIe garage which is 3911 by 1211 feet.
GOLOVCHINO SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
the Gnlovchlno Send it Eve Operations Complex Is 3 nm
northwest of Golovchtno, 32 not west of the town of Ilelgortxl,
and 34 not north-northwest of tie center of Kharkov In the
t'kramokaya SSht (Figure 12). the complex Is served by a
br.in, h of the double-tr.u k Kh.trkov-Ilry:ouk rail Iine. Mites
first ohxervrd on obivyle I.\I.I.\I photography ,1 1 ehru.lry
pNdl, Ilie cungtles cunl.dnrd .t r.til Lie tiny, ..it uper.wun.
support lac ility, a .lc.unplint,.tcamlines. Old arunotromon
support facility. the next photography ofthe sue was i iS'-
11111J. photography of .tpril Old Nuveuder I9h2, hilt the
quality of that photography was poor. At Mat tine' the com-
plex was Identified as a probable nuclear weapons stkkpile
.it,. 3/ the no st and 100.1 recent photography of the om-
plex was stereo photography of J.muary 1965, the first good
coverage if the conpten. A. .inalysl. of all phulotgr.lphy of
the complex indicated that construction at Golovciiino began
at least a year before coast ruct ionon liereawkahad started.
T lie Operations Area owcupies approximately I squirt,
nautical tulle. It is situated onnhpingterrain deeply cut by
ravines which Intersect abivc the valley oI11w Vorskl.t River.
,\ dense hirest of dec iduius t reel prov idea excellent conceal -
nwntduring the spring and summer months. [lie area to
served by a well-engineered central service road, which
spans the Vorskla River on an open-truss bridge west of the
military housing facilities. If ith tie exception of two sec-
tions, this road isnew and wasconstructede,ptcially for the
complex. Ilse operations Area Is secured, but the nunier of
fences enclosing it canna bedetertnloed. Security measures
are probably similar to those observed at tie Other com-
plexes. Access to tlw area is controlledhy a gatehouse (RI')
at the entrance.
In the (peratfons Area there are seven, possibly eight,
completed bunkers served by a loop road (I able 3). In addi-
tion to tie alpha and beta bunkers, Here are three, possibly
four, other earth-covered bunkers In the area. Ilecauw the
latter were neveratheerved while under construction or be-
lore being earth covered, It was Impossible to observe
their configurations or to determinetheirdlmennltuls. (low.
ever, It has been determlricdthat they arediflerent from one
angler and that they are also different fronnte bunkers oil.
served at all the complexes. Altfioughtliedtstances between
the bunkers are not as great as the distances between those
at the other complexes, tie terrain between them affords a
high degree of protection.
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the (>Iwrations Support Facility as .ipproxhn.nelc 1,11x1
feet west-northwest of and un in athnuth of 319) dcgrrr. Iron.
the III'. It contains a large high-bay drive-through building
ured
.and twit associated small buildings. 111e facllm 1. -1
by a single wire fence.
v probable hetnupter pad in 11w southwest port ton o1 1lw-
llperatlons Area is served by a road from ale I ue?ration..
Support Facility.
'bite flail Facility is in the stnulwrn porfumof lie com-
plex, 1.4 nm west-southwest of tlw center of Gill nc. Inns.
ale facility cons ins a holding yard with ab or seven trot. to,
a traveling brite crane, three warehouses, and all, unl'i,
~gtk-r..t tonal,
tlf led buildings. InJanuary IhhS the facility was
and rolling utti 4 included 26 rill cars ~an.f
three rail card 46 to5l)fect longstinding (in 1%u sidings ].,I
north and cast of tlw bridge crane.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
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h,unJ.a hm h,r a atilt, end .I tch)crn tall-tInrv, I -tlI.gnvl
h.mr.o k.. I ,;h of tic rrn.mgul.Ir Barr.,: k. I. .,i
teat; cad, ul ILe I'- uha,,,J Berra. ko I, IJ haw
Kings wlnrh ., re I Im barrack,. iou1J ac-
Ionnool.nr .,n rsnnuteJ total of 3,Rsl troop.. Seven two.
,.tury unit,., each probably linos,
tumor either... F tic ad thin lntr Lion buildings, an aoocnihiv
Ball, and a I -hh.tp?J ntcosh.dl are anuwlatcd with the ndl-
tlarv huu.ing fac l l it lc.. I rvc .mall housing unit.. probably
duplex usu., and one 1'-shaped adtninintr tlon building arc
m a waded area Just south of the barrack..
Additional Loaning facilities are Jiuatcd it the wc.t
end of the liar[ I acility and consist of-IN .mall single-family
dwellings. Lfilltary housing faclhtles south of the Ill' are
similar to Elias observed at Ilerezuvka and Chcbsara and
consist of threw multistory barracks each 120 by hS feet),
which could at cotmmdate an estimated total of 461) traps,
OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES.
the %laintenance Area north of the Rail Facility con-
I.nn, three shop-type buildings, a warehouse-type building,
an irregularly hoped prsnihle powerplant, and a possible
.uh.t.Iuon. )lie first shop-type building
ovc rail and ham an cud section which I.
approximately tine story higher than the rest of the build-
mg. .u Ica.) flue tall rot vents are situated along the
ridge of the main section. I he second chop-type building
which o, overall hasa high end section mcas-
and a Inngitudinal roof monitor meacur-
I hechirdshop-type building Is 120 by SO
lest. I tie pmulhle ptwerplant and substation In the eastern
pen of the Lfatnten.mce Area are separately secured. 'I he
male section tit U. possible pmrrplant I~
about three stories high, and has six roof vents. 'Ric cast
side of the plant 1.0 two stories high, and has
a gable col; the south side of )In plant IN low and about
211 feet wide. A tail vertical tank or chimney is visible on
the west side of the plant. If this building Is a powerplant,
it roust he gas fired because no fuel supply was observed.
the pMslblc substation Is south of the possible powerplant.
the Cnn.triNtmn Supluirt I artlay thnncriv in, ,1,,]
north of the LL,tnta?nanic Are., hats lovcn diuu,.mt led.
A -.d-tired ,tvemplant north of the Inlhlary hooting
inn little.. I. ,.cried by a single rail .par which sushi,.
through the she of the roar t:onstruttlon Sappurt I at (lily.
.Usmegroond ,.tv.unlmcs extend Irani the plant to Elie nclrlry
military h,vuhtg f.ic lilt Les, the hall F.iclllty,Iha? Lfa cotenant
Are.., and the (Ifta?ranono .\rea, I lie nic.unlinc and it. -p-
port. span the b'orskla River south-nouthe.iut of the Opera-
thin. Area.
the ni our pod north of its- Lfalntenance Area contain,
a probable vehicle repair ship (aw) by 12111e") and a prob.
able vehicle shed (235 by NS feel). the repair shop has a
low-pitched gable roof with two row. of slender roof vents,
In January 1465 many unidentified vehicles were parked in
the vicinity n(lia? two buildings, and2llvans and other vehi.
clc. were parked ht. raw. north of the buildings, the lotdieo
of eleven of lik, van. and the bodies of nine
of the vans are ?15 feet long. Similar vans have been seen at
its- Nyandnnr,I complex
BULYZHINO SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
The Bulyzhino Sensitive Operations Complex to 5S nm
sintthwest of llulyzhtnn and 4 nnteast of the latvlyukaya SSIf
border (I' figure 13). '1 he complex Is served by a rail spur
front the fhacow-Riga rail line. Adescrlpthtnol the various
stages of construttiun observed at the complex butwecn Au-
gust 1461 and February 1464 Is presented In ki'IC IR-277;
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I he (Jpe rat Ions Area of the Bulyzhinacontplca th situated
In a dense coniferous forest and measures approximately
4,21x1 by 8,10) feet. Ilia area is secured by wire fencing.
,And access to it Is controlled by agatchoune (Ill') on the went
side of oho central service road 'at the entrance, lire area
contains nix Iunkers, an operations support facility, a Itxp
-IS.
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rued, and a t col r a l -1tu? road. I l l " , tm r, I on rt I, c
tertian ate.. just in-J, the cnir,n.e w1, re it tnier.c.to II.,'
I~sgr n,.,J at right I J, turn, m I.s6 I...,
brut rouriJuJ m a ra,lw, of l llt it,t. 11, lisp ,,,.I --
ill the hunker.. It Ili- an.dl-wtr.ttier arta, e, prot~.,hW
aretc, said ban torn built up inuevcr.d pin e. to r, oat,la
even gradient. lyherc prar,,Lle. eusnng n,.,.!trds L.ne
Iron ul thzeJ, cud other ro..J. h.- Iren tun,I ru, o J In old
Ilrehrcaks.
Al lialyziuo, one gannna bunker illunker U, two dch,i
bunkers ilhmkero - )hid Si, one t-pvllon hunker ~ blanker L,
and two zcl.I hooks ro I hunkers 4 and in hate tort n unnplcieJ
and earth envy red , Iailc ,i. Nbct her oa,I, bunker I. .,pi-
rarely secured Is out known. hunt v t henmplcted bookers at
Aerczuvka and Chef- are ueparately net ured. it is rca-
oonable mansunie that similar n?turuy firt, aununs nay have
Iron taken at iiuly'zhino.
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III, llJtcrauonu Support Facility Is unnidiatcly .uuth
and cast of the Ill', near llo: Intersect ionof On, loop road ,,it
the centrul service road. the facility t onliim..m unidenti.
tied building and aseparately secured Anus-thnagh buddm
served by a lap road. I he drive-throughbuildmg in
center longitudinal Ingh hay~roh.,hly
louses overlicad handlingequipment..)oa?-.bury bay Sib feet
wide is situated on each side of tin temcr bay and may run-
laln shop space. I he unldentllled had,hng I.
and is jnad served. It has no drive-through c.pablluv. Gt
oteamlines are discernible In the I s,raOono irca.
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the load I ac tit} In ISIHI lest nosh of the ( per.,, Lon.
.trey and went of the tens rat nervi,c r, .,,I ii Igor, I I). II
onnintn or ., holding yard with uvc or ii'. p.ir.dli'I si.ing.,
a ir.nehng bridge crane, a nte.mhpLmt, i-i card- riled
I't ii tanks, and three rail spurn. the holding yard has been
,onnlruned in a m.m-niade dap renoii n. One rail spur and
a portion of a info road are situated tetwecrt the supporting
walls of the bridge crane, which is 2,3(X) feet west of the
central service road. Uthough no fences are visible, this
portion of the far lily Is probably secured. Since Iebru.lry
IoM two types of rail carsllave been obse rued in the holding
yard and tit' other, probably a
freight car,0 \Ithough it has been Inflosxlble
to determine the ex,lct number of each type (if car, is niany
as 24ofthe longer cars have been observed fit the yard at one
tinx?. .\pproxunately the same number o(lwth types of cars
have been observed at mint nfthecomplevcs. the rail spur
on the north side of die holding yard terminates In the vicin-
ity of the POI. tanks ,cacti a5 feel in diameter). anti scars
on the went side of tlw? central service road are probably
boned ntc.unhnes extending lrottlde nteamplant toile hous-
ing and adnuntnt ration facilities and to the t iperanuns Area.
aired nowh in Ihr It.,il I aclhty. 1 he contains sit singlc-
,tury dortuuory-Iylu? hailing.., in admininl rmiun building,
III. I -nh.qu.i buildings lone of whir h is a nn?nnh.d l), and sev-
eral other buildings. .
OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES
the Cennt ruction Support Facility north of the Ball Fa-
culty In enclosed by s will and ronslsts of one rail siding,
piles nl aggregate. a concrete batch plant, two conveyers,
upon storage yard, ,% arelounes, and adudnlst rat ion build-
higs (Plgure 14). A haste basin southwest of the military
housing and north of the limit inanity is for sewage dL,posal.
I lie Maintenance. trea Is west oftliecentral service road
and adjacent to tlw? construction workers housing facilities
(Figure, 14). .h fenced mdnr pal immediately west of the
[fall Pacihty and west of the central service rlud contains
three support buildings and a vehicle garage. the garage Is
255 by 70 (act and Is evenly divided into five game-roofed
hays. the center of the minor pool is landscaped. Many
unidentified vehicles have been parked between the garage
and the landscaping sites I'ebruary 1904.
NYANDOMA SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
I HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
' Icct n rtluaeant ut the hail Par Lilly and coon int. of multintury
harrar k, and n mgie'awry units iflgore 14). Len barrack,.
' lime been ..nupA,md, and car It is three wion e.high and 2211
by 511 feet. 11e a harrar k. Could accnnm..Jate an ant Imated
u sal of 3,31X) tnxfos. Four two-story harrar kn, each seas-
probably house tun lorofficens, and ten
' and can accnmmrndate two or
three lunillen. Other facilities Include an II-shaped mess-
hall, a 11-?haped building, and a U-.Ilapd administration
Iulhiing, and has wings measuring HI)
' by 5) feet each. A probable parade ground and/or athle[tc
held Is being prepared at thc;aoutheent corner of the mill-
tary housing facilities.
Cnnvlruclon workers aro briowd'ln aneparMCty fenced
-shy
the NyandoinsS nn itiue lips rations Comple x isapproxl-
mately 4 run south of Nyandoma and cast of tltu Vulogda-
Arkhangelsk rail line (Figure 15). A spur from that line
serves the complex.' I he complex was observed fur the first
time in August Io60 when the (bull 1?acilIty was under con-
ntrucuun. file next usable photographic coverage of the
complex was in March 1462. At that time two barracks had
teen built, and sues for three bunkers had been cleared
approxtnately 3 ion vaatof the Ifail Facility. In April 1462
excavating for a &mkcr was tWtedfor the first time, and two
months later two excavations were visible. By December
I'lh2 a third barracks had been built, and two VOL tanks
had been constructed in the (tail Facility. 'Iwo bunkers were
in the early stages of construction in April 196:1.
nprll 1964 KII-7 photography, the first large-scale ernv-
crage of the complex, revealed Thatconvtructionwascontln-
uIng on the first two bunkers, and a third was in the early.
stages of construction. Four barracks had been completed,
and a Illth w... under nmntriction, 1 Le I'OI. I.,nks 1..,,1 twos
earth covered, and a nte.unpl.mt had been completed nail to
the II( C t.uikn, Hy Lune Fail the liras two bunks to sore
nearing conipletion; the third was in a nddntage of c unit nu -
tlun, and an etc.lv.ntinn,iwnnlhly for a fourtlh hunker, wan oh-
nerved apprnx un.uely 5,21MI (Vet nosh nl the exlsnng bunker..
the fifth barracks was nearly rnmplctc. 5tr.rveling bridge
crane and the Operations Support I ac lllty were under eon
structlun. it that lime ndlitary housing facilities Included
nine barracks and th Irteen duplex unite. I lie hrldge crane
was completed Ietwece June and Scptc''nder..\Ith,wgb rnnrb
of the complex wan ohsc ured by clouds In Septendh.r 19M,
it was evident that one bunker had teen corirpictc?d and earth
covered and that the bridge r ran, had also Iren completed.
OPERATIONS AREA
the tiperationi, it-al
Facility and is approximately 6,(XX) by 7,14X) feet. Only a
portion of the security fencing is visible. Access to tlw? are.,
Is controlled by a gatehouse (III') on the south aid, of the
area, A central service road extends from the area to the
nupp rt and housing facilities. .1 lie area contains she conk
plate cash-covered gamnra bunker (Bunker II, Inc deli..
bunker (Bunker 2) and one gatnna hunker (bunker It, both
of which are under construction (1 able S). \n unimproved
road serves the hunkers.
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pan of the Operations Area is under ntnntructlon. the la-
cillty contains to unidentified long building which is compile
mud a drive-through bntilding, Only to exterior walla of thus
building have been erected,
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1 hr Hall Facility In the western lortlon of the complex
contains a holding yard with five or sox nidinpu, a traveling
bridge crane, tail earth-nuondcd I'll. tanks, and a ste,n-
plan, . I lie stca nipI ant aid l i t ) ! . tanks are raII nerved. the
crane to about IHIX) feet north-nordlwest of the steamplant,
and a setenth rail siding is situated between the supporting
walls of the crane. In April 1464 at leant 20 long rail cars
were observed in the holding yard, and in June 1464 abut
the saint mobs of lung cars were observed again. In April
1464 dun(', I'n(it11 aircraft were parked tin a llardstand near
the north-mu end of the Mail Facility, and two months later
five bright unidentified objects were observed In the sane
heat ion. In Mart Ii 1965, 25 to 27 long rail cars and four
nhurtt?r car. were in the holding yard.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
Military housing facilities include barracks, duplex
units, an II-shaped nesshall, and a ll-shaped administrat ion
building. I- ive completed three-story barracks are approxi-
nlaiely the naive size a. those ohoerved at Ilulyzhlnn. his
one -airy harrackn, probably for junior officers, are 1,700
,tad three-story barracks are probably quarters for senior
oillters-
Cunntrunlun workers are housed In six single-story
dorn.)one. in a fenced area want-northwest of the military
housing lu, little.. I he area also contains a I -uh.lped niens-
hall and .eve rah small unidentified buildings. Construction
workers are also hound in an area west-southwest of the
Ill' near the ( )peratiunn ..rca. I lots area contains five
.Ingle-etory dormltorb n, a I -shaped nwssliall. and several
OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES
Additional support facilities include the Alaintenanctr
Area, the Conutructitn Support ftarllity, and the mtsnr proof.
the Mlaintemmi a .Meta Is 2,5(10 feet west-southwest of the
I(I' (in the mouth skit. of the central service road. An earth
ma nr extend. Iron the southeast corner of the area to a
probable pumphuuse 1,15) feet cast-uothoaut of tale area.
I he Construction Suppi,rt Facility taint of llndparallel to the
Hail Facility ontalns two rail spurn, a concrete batch plant,
several warehouses, :I fabrication yard, and tenet ruction
materials. the nusor pool in the south end Of the hall Fa-
cility is .ecured by a solid fence or will. It contains a xc-
hice: garage and a building measuring approximately 160
by 65 fee),c In April 1964 five rows of vehicles, Including
411 to 50 largo: van-type vehicles and many small vans and
trucks, were parked in the motor pool.
RECHITSA SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS. COMISLEX
.I he iiechltsa Sensitive Operations Complex is 12 not
northwest of the city of liecldtoa and north of the Gunel-
Kallnkovlchi double-track rail line (Figure 16). A spur
from that line nerves the complex. 'I he road serving the
complex Intersects the Iiechitsa-Slutvk highway 2S nm south
of the complex. The complex was first observed in June
1961, and at that tine a spur from the Gomel-Kalinkovichi
fine had beenexteltded from ILndkhl Station Into tlie complex.
fly Ikcember"1961 the Hall Facility had been constructed.
Excavations for four bunkers were visible I. the summer of
1962, and in September a fifth excavation was observed. BY
the end of 1964 three bunkers had been completed and earth
covered, one was nearly complete, and two were under con-
lot ructhon. All support facilities had been completed. In
March 1465 five bunkers were complete and earth covered,
and the sixth was nearing completion.
the Operaduns Area has been constructed onlevclter-
rain in a forest if coniferous anddeciduoustrees and Is up-
proximately 6,500 by 6,600 feet. Although tie tiSal number of
fences enclosing the area cannot he determined, at least two
fences are clearly visible. Access to the area Is controlled
by a gatehouse (Hill at the entrance. A U-shaped road serves
tie area. Thu; area contains one gamma hunker (Bunker 4),
two delta hunkers (Bunkers 2 and S), one hunker (hunker 6),
possibly an epsilon, and twozetahunkers (hunkers I and 3),
all of which have been constructed on not terrain (rabic 6).
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The Operations Support Facility is north of the Ill' and
near the junction of the centr.tl service road and the 11-shipt?d
road. the facility contains a high-hay drive-through huild-
Ing and a longunidentlfledbtlding. I he drive-through build-
Ing is 1,800 feet north of and on an azimuth of 10 degrees
from the fill; the unidentified building Is 1,200 feet north of
The Rail Facility In the,outheastern.ectum oftle com-
plex contains a holding yard, a traveling bridge vrane,..
ateamplant, and 1'01. tanks. Although the exact nosier of
sidings in the holding yard is unknown, rolling sit "k observed
Jere Indicated tint there are at least five sidings. A numlivr
of rail care have been seen in the yard since Octider 1964.
lire casternmtut sling is situated between the supporting
.all. of the bridge crane. lie stcunplant and adja-l rill"
tanks are in the northwest corner of the Rail Facility.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACIUTIES
military housing facilities are on the cast side of the
central service road and 1.2nm north tI fur Gomel-I-uninetn
highway. 'Ihese facilities include ten completed three -nmrv
barracks capable of housing an estimated total of ),11k1
troops. Junlorofflceru are probably housed In live two-story
barracks, each of whlch~~ I'rlor to (k tole,
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1964 there acre seven such barracks, but twit were razed
between Ottoher 1464md March 1966. I wenty -twndnplex
units north of the harracks are probably quarters for senior
olllcers, tither facilities Include several adodnlotratlin
-buildings, an II-shaped nx.?sshAl. and several other build-
ings. Construction workers are housed in live dormnot'ks
directly west of the Iii'.
OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES
T lie Maintenance Area Is hnnwdlatcly south of die III'
on the nest side of the central service road. Facilities in
the area are similar to those nb,,erved In the maintenance
areas at most of file other complexes. I he Const ruct ion
support :Facility parallels the west side of the Rail Fa-
i llty and contains piles of aggregate, a concrete batch
plant, a fabrication yard, and warehouses. IIme motor pool
is on, the cast side of the central servite road and 2,(9)
feet west of tint Hall Facility. In ktirch 1965 many unlden-
tlfled vehicles were observed on the parking apron.
ZHUKOVKA SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
the /iuknvka Sensitive Operations Complex Is 7 nm
cast of the city of YJiukovka and 22nm northwest of Ilryansk
Figure 17). Hie complex Is approximately 3 nm north of
the Ilry ansk-Smole risk rail line. A spur from that line ex-
tends from tint lizhanltsa Station Into the complex. time
complex was first observed In April 1962 when it was under
construction. At that time tint hall Facility and some lious-
Ing facilities had been constructed, and a rail spur had been
extended beyond the Hall Facility to the t teratlnns Area.
One excavation was visible in that area. By November 1962
additional booming units had been built, and a second exca-
vation was observed in the (ipcratlons Area. fly September
1963 the housing facilities were nearing completion, and
construction activity was concentrated In the Operations
Area. A bunker was under construction In the first exca-
vation, and two additional sites were being excavated.
Grading for it loop rood hadbeen started, A High-hay drive.
through building and the Maintenance Area had been com-
pleted, In June 1964 the first bunker was complete and earth
covered; the mecnnd bunker was nearing complet Lon; bunkers
were under tonstru,lion in the third and Inurthexcevatiuns;
and a Will excavation was observed. .\sixth excavation was
observed In ShariS I165.
the i iperations Area In the northeast pxmrt Lon efthe com-
plex covers I square nautical mile. Like the Her hltsa ilpera-
tlons Area, the Operations Area at /iiukuvka is on flat ter-
riin, It is cite loved by at least two fences, and access to it
is control led by it gatehouse (HI') nn the west side of the area.
11 loop road with wide turns was completed In March 1965
and now serves the bunkers. A traveling bridge crane has
been built astride a rail spur which has been extended Into
rile Operations Area. Zhukovka is the only sensitive opera-
tions complex having a rail-served Operations Area.
One gamma hunker {hunker 16 one deft a bunker (Ilunkcr
2), and one zeta hunker (hunker 3) have been completed and
earth covered (Fable 7). one zeta and line delta bunker
(hunkers 4 and 5) are under construction. the excavation
for a sixth hunker Is 2,300 feet F
It Is In the northwest corner of the
Operations :Irea and is served by the loop road. R'hat type
of bunker will be constructed in the excavation Is unknown-
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the Ball Facility is in the southueslern .in non of rile
tuniplex and contains a holding yard, a icamphmt, and Iwo
earth-cove rod I'01. tanks. the holding yard at the north.
cast end if the facility probably contains six xldmgs: the
prcc ton nundntr cannot he determined, Several long rail
cars were first observed In the yard In June I'M11. the
icatnplant and POI. tanks are In the northwest turner of
the holding yard.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
Military housing facilities northwest of file Il.dl I -a-
cility and west of the central service road corn ist of bar-
racks and an II-shaped messhall south of the harra, ks.
Seven three-story barracks have been completed and in
eighth is under construction. the
estimated total capacity of the eight buildings is 1, stAi
troops. Probable lunlornfflcers quarters are approximately
I mn north of the barracks and Include five Iso.story bar-
racks, each measuring apprixlniacly 135 by 45 feet. 1bir-
teen small duplex units are north of the live barracks and
probably provide housing for senior officers. Construction
workers housing near the entrance to Operations Area and
south of the central service road contains nil dorna[ury-
type buildings and a nicsshall.
OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES
The Maintenance Area opposite the cnnst ruct on workers
housing and sit the north side of the central service road
contains larllltles sim Ilar to those observed at the other
complexes. the Construction Support Facility- went of the
Hall Facility is raft served and contains a concrete hatch
plant, warehouses, and a fabrication yard. the victor lux)[
1. at the north end of the flail Facility and O .S nm cast of
the military housing facilities.
the Operations Support Facility near the entrancecon-
talns a high-bay drive-through building and a long unidenti-
fied building. 11w drive-through building Is Immediately
southeast of the Intersection of the hoop road and the cen-
tral service road; the unidentified building I* on thh north
side of the central service road.
BELEV SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
(hie Voice Sensitive Operations Complex 26 not south-
smthcant of the town of Ifolev and 13 not south-smahwest
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nit nrsenycw station is I,, an early stage of rnm.tru;tlnn
. Ftgu re III). Nhcn first uhserveJ in June 191,3, the tool
plea contained a cunstrun ion support facility and a loomed
nundu?r of housing units; a rail spur fronlhe kozelsk-Gor-
biaclieuo single-track line had been constructed from apnnt
just west if .lfnrn}c,u station to the complex. the only
roads serving the complex were unimproved roads. In
February 1964 the (tall Facility was nearing completion; a
steamplant and due 1'(11, tank had been erected; and addi-
tional htuusing units were observed. 13y early June 1964
three additional till. tanks had been constructed near the
eteamp lant; rolling stock was visible In the hall Facility;
and ground as being cleared for roads which will serve
the Operations Area. In late June 1964 all four 1'UL tanks
had been earth covered, and a portion of the Operations
Area had teen enclosed by security fencing. A new road
was being constructed, and when completed, will terminate
11,41 tin southeast of the complex on the Orel- I ula double-
track rill' line. the road, which Is wide and straight, is
capable of carrying a heavy volume of high-speed traffic.
l he (operations Area is situated in the svnrtheaxtern
portion of the complex and measures approximately 45 by
2,5 ton. Only a pinion of the security fencing Is visible.
At least two parallel fences are visible on it. south side
of the area, and a row of portholes at the southeastern end
of the area indicates the alignment of the fence. Access
is the Operations Area Is controlled by a gatehouse 1111'1
1,5110 feet southeast of the Construction Support Facility
and by a building which Is also probably a gatehouse lo-
cated on a country road 10,900 sect southwest of the first
gatehouse, near the village of Suchki. -
No bunkers have been constructed In the Ilelev Op.
orations ,urea. Only one, excavation approximately 7,3(10
feet south of the ill' near the southern perimeter fence
has been identified an the probable site for a hunker.' the
excavation which is served by a new road Is long and narrow
and could accommodate an eta or theta hunker. llaad con.
struction Is under way and wide rights-of-way h o w own
cleared through the forest.
the I orations Area does not contain an operations
support facility as yet. However, such a facility may be
tinder construction In the western portion of the complex,
south of the steamplant where a pnsthlc drive-
through-building I. under construction. If so, the proximity of the
Operations Support Facility it) the Nail Facility will re.
semble the sloe plan observed at the Allkhaylovka com-
plex.
file flail Facility 14,5140 feet west-northwest of the lil'
and north of the steamplant Is under construction. It con-
mists of a holding yard with five to seven sidings. :1 sep-
arate siding serves four 11O1. tanks just northof the steam-
plant. Although rolling stock has been observed at the Hail
Facility on several occasions, the size and type have not
been determined. Because the complex is still In an early
stage of construction, lung rail cars observed at sonic of
the other complexes are probably not present at lielev. A
railroad turning wye, the only one observed at any of the
complexes, is northwest of the hall Facility, No bridge
crane has been constructed. Roads in the vicinity of the
facility are under construction, and road patterns are not
clearly defined.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
Ihe Construction Support Facility-Just northwest of
the Ill' consists of piles of materials, a concrete hatch
plant, w;trehewses, shops, and a fabrication yard. A
probable maintenance area Is under construction hone.
dlately west of the construction workers housing facilities.
the Helev complex contains no motor pool. If such a fa-
cility is constructed, It wlh,prohably to located hnme-
dlately south of the Operations Support Facility.
BORISOGLEBSK SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
'I Ire Uorlsoglehsk Sensitive Operations Complex Is ap-
proximately 6 not west of the town of llorisoglehsk old mi-
mediately southwest of the 1-ipetsk-Volgograd rail line) ig-
are 19). A spur from that line serves the complex. Ile
complex was first observed In April 1962 when a tonsirue-
lion suppnt facility and none housing lacihtres were under
construction. fly November 1961 three harrac ks and nine
housing units for military personnel had beencompleied, due
central service road has been extended Arum tile mIlliarN
housing facilities to the Operations Area; and hrusmg for
construction workers was being built southwest if the Com-
structlon Support Facility. The next usable photography of
the complex was that of December 1963. At that one root
additional barracks were under cimutructton? In tie i ipcra.
[ions Area two bunkers were underconstructum, and tie ex-
terior walls of a high-hay drive-through building had been
erected. Rork on the Hall Facility was under way, and a
steamplant and Iwo adjacent P1 /L t anks were thee rved ttu? re.
A motor pool had been completed, and [le ktamtenance .trea
was under rnnxtroctlnn font rub side the entrance it, tIre i p-
crations Area. In September 1964conntructionw.ovantinu-
Ing on the two bunkers, and an cxcavatinn fur a third hunker
was observed; the high-bay drive -ill rough buildingw.ocom-
plete; in the ftall Facility 15 long railcars were ohserved on
two sidings; six barracks had been tomplehed;and it seventh
was under construction. An Infirmary or asen,hly and re-
creation hall and an II-shaped messhnll had been built.
Facilities for housing military personnel are 15 nm
west of the HI' in the western extremity of the complex.
they Include nine barracks and thirteen singMstory units
winch are probably quarters for senior officers. Ample
space I. available for the construction of additional units.
Pour multistory barracks, each of which Is approximately
110 by 50 feet, could accommodate an estimated total of
about 1,300 troops. Five barracks, probably for junior
officers, are probably two stories high, and each Is 175
by 45 feet. hack nine-story unit could house two or three
families. A small-arms firing range Is 1.3 nm north.
northeast of the military housing facilities. the irregu-
larly shaped probable Inflrmary or assembly and recrea-
tion building Is southeast of tine military housing facilities.
No-odminlstratlon buildings or tneashalls have been con-
structed.
Construction workers are housed west of the Ill' attd
Immediately south of the Construction Support Facility,
These facilities consist of six, or possibly nine, tingle-
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the li(x?runiun, Area is slims 3,Su muumh-couthwesl of
the military housing (ac llitlen, Iieauine no i.rninty leer hog
I. discern lhlc, the size of the area cannot he determined (rum
the photography, A g.nchuune (Ill') Is just outside the en-
trance and on the Ode 111the lentrat service road. Ilse area
is served by t he cent ra t se rv ice road -c od by roads previously
used in Legging activity. All turns have wide radiuses, and
.ill probably have concrete surfaces.
the Upa?ralioon Area contains one eta hunker (Raiser 2),
one theta bunker (Bunker I), one hunker (honker3) winch is
probably an eta, an excavation (0)r a fourth hunker, and an
Sarat Ions support facility It able h). Bankers I and 2 are
nearing completion but have not been hacklilled or earth
covered as yet. Construction equipment was visible in the
Inuiedlate vicinity ,d Ixth hunkers In January 1965. Scone of
the exterior will. for Bunker 3 have Iaenerected. No con-
struction activity has into noted in the excavation for the
fourth hunker. the excavation is on an azinnuh of $6 de-
green and 11,4W feet from the 10'.
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the I iperation. Support Facility south of the Ill' con-
st.t. Of al.tgh-hay drive-through building and a small uniden-
tified building. Ilie buildings are connected by an unidentified
ground xcar which tennlnates at aprohable process ingbuild -
Ing northwest of the Maintenance Area. .
the Ball Facility in the northern part of the complex
contains a holding yard with six parallel sidings, five build
Ingo, and a loop road. No traveling bridge crane has been
observed, hot hale. for the tix.nngs of Its- -rd,.,I ,.i) p,mv
ha be dup. In tia?ptcmb,er I964, Ii red cars
were i inerced on roo of the vidmgs and probably
b ite not IR?en nun cd ulnae th.n tine. Idteen rail cars were
observed in the uanie Iiv.nhw in January l9hi, the five
building', 'alb ofwhlch ire situated tat-en
the holding y.ird and the central service road, All (cave
drive-through or walk-through capabilities and are 9S feet
apart. 1 ate.iivplant, earth-mounded I'lq, tanks, and uni-
dentified buildings are on the north and northwest sides of
the hall I aclllty.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
housing fur military personnel is appruvhnately 7,(110
feet west of the hall I .iccltty and is enclosed by a single
fence. .1 gatehouse was observed at the ent r.mce? Six three-
story barracks, each of which is 230 by 45 feet, have been
completed, and hirer additional large barrack, are under
construction. Rhen completed, tie nine barrackscould hwse
an estimated teal of 2,hIX) man. Len duplex units in the
n$laastcrn part of the area are probable officers quarters.
l filer facilities Include an II-shaped mesulall and several ad-
ministration buildings. A three-story irregularly ,loped
bui lding measuring 215 by S0 fret is beefed 43tween t wit rows
of barracks and Is probably an infirmary or an assembly and
recreation building.
Construction workers are housed at two locations: ap-
proximately 1,200 feet northwest of the Iii' and Immediately
west of3ieContructlonhupport Facility. Ile facilities near
the III' include six one-story dormitory-type bulldings,aT-
shaped mcashall, a large I I-shaped bulding,and a small un-
identified building. those adjacent to the ConstructhnSup-
port Facility consist of nine single-story dormitory-type
buildings.
'OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES
11,5 Construction Support Facility is in the nortleastern
section of the complex, south of and parallelto the I.Ipetsk-
Volgograd rail line. it contains warehouses, a concrete hatch
plant, a fabrication yard, construction equipment, and three
rail sidings.
Ile motor pool occupies a secured rectangular area Im-
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,ea-ring 255 by hi Ices and an laird building
In January I9hi m.my unidentified v. -
hieles were observed in the nmwr 1x0)1. A,,,.. n, the .,roe
Is controlled by a gawhouse atthevnir.m. e, An umdent(lied
secured facility adjacent to the motor pint ontainx ,e.er.il
unidentified vehicles and equipment, a large one-story I
nhalad building, and several unidentified building,. -
If,, Maintenance Area InunedLnely went of the 111' prob-
ably provide. service and technical support for the l gara-
tiuns Area (figures 19 and 111). It is secured by a single
(cove, and a gatehouse In situ sled at th,ent r.ucce I he ar' I
cyntainn at [east IS bulldogs( onc of which I. under /mniroc-
tlon), a possible auxiliary powerpl.un, and five earth-
neunded tanks (I able 91. \kist of the bwldingu are .1 1 'P-"N
structures, and their function. are not known. .1 neparcrely
FIGURE 21). LAYOUT or tie MAINTENANCE ARCH, BOR!SOGLEBSx
SENSITIVE OPERATIONS COMPLEX.
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secured unidentified far lily Is in the e?uthe rn rornon,) the
area. .v pipeline scar west of the Kiaimmitante rey ter-
nunates at a waste baoin.
gener,nion to till it h they lelonged. Ik?t wean July 1 and
September 1467 an excavation for a fourth hunker was oh.
served. the long it.,rrow can figuradun of t lieencavat Ion indi-
cated that a probable thlyd-gencr.alunhunkerwasundercon-
xtruction. Slnrc theta hunkers were the first to be built at
Burlnoglehnk and Ahkh.iylovka, it was logical to assu ethat
the fourth bunker at Chaadaycvka would he a theta hunker.
Chaadaycvka Is the only complex where such achangeover In
bunker design and construction has been observed. In June
1964 an overpass for the Syzran-I'enza rail line was under
cnnutructlon north of Ignatyevo Station, and it was probably
completed by tbtolstr of that year. Constructlonnn two POI.
tanks began In June 1464, and by M vendxrr the tanks were
probably complete but nut earth covered.
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I he probable processing building went of the Main-
tenance :urea was under construction in January 1965 when
the exterior walls were approximately at ground level. The
building and consists of several compart.
ments. A trench, probably for an effluent pipeline, extends
from the building to a discharge point in a gully.
CHAADAYEVKA SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
lie Chaadaycvka Sensitive Operations Complex IsSnm
cant-southeast of the town of Chaadaycvka (Figure 21). The
Syzran-l'enza double-track rail line bisects the complex, and
a spur from that fine serves the Installation. The complex
wan first observed on July 1961 KlYllOl.li photography when
the bull Facility was underconxtructlon. At some time after
April 1962 construction began on three bunkers but wan aban-
doned by July 1962. Because cnnatruct Ion stopped, It was Im-
puxxlblc to determine the types of hunkers being built or the
lie Operation .urea Is In tie eastern half of the com-
plex. Security fencing and a gatehouse were not visible. '11he
area contains three abandoned bunkers (Bunkers 1,2, and 3)
and a fourth bunker (Bunker 4), probably atheta, under con-
struction ('Fable 10). An existing mad has been extended
northward and across the Syzran-Penza rail line via an over.
pass to Bunker 4. Barth scarring 2,700 feet north-northwest
and 2,41(70 feet northwest of that hunker may indicate that the
two sites are being prepared for the construction of a fifth
and sixth bunker. A fork In the mad west of Bunkers 1, 2,
and 3 has been arbitrarily selected as the reference point
(RP) from which all distances and azimuths whhinthe com-
plex have been calculated. The areadnes not contain an op-
erations support facility.
rain. to. 14, llpo.anv . As..
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holding yard and two I'UI, tanks. I he nundur of sidings in
the yard Is not known. the fill. tanks are situated in an en
crvat ion, and approximately halfnfe.lch tank In below gru ind
level. l he capacity of the tanks is unknown. No slnamplant
has been built adjacent to the tanks, and no traveling bridge
crane or rolling stock have been observed.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
I lousing facilities for military personnel southwest it the
.hail Facility are probably under construction. At present
these facilities consist of five barracks which are probably
troops. No administration buildings were observed. lhrce
unidentified buildings are In the Immediate vicinity of tie
barracks. 11e first is three ntorles fligh and approxhnately
the second Is al-three stories high
Housing for construction workers is cast of the hall Facility
and consists of seven long, narrow, single-story, dormitory-
type buildings and a T-shaped tnesshall.
lie Construction Support facility southeast of the flail
Facility is rail nerved and contains a concrete batch plant,
piles of aggregate, warclauses, and titer support building:.
No motor pool or steamplant have been observed at the
Chaadaycvka complex.
MIKHAYLOVKA SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS COMPLEX
city of Klrovograd (Figure 22). list complex Iii served by
a, roll spur from the Znamenka-btlronov'kadouhle-track rail
RAIL FACILITY - line. lie Installation was first observedon KhYl10I.l. plm-
__ tography of December 1961 when the Construction Support
The Ralf Facility I nm northwest of the R1 contains a Paclllty was complete and work on the Mall Facility had le-
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gun. N. barracks Ik,rd ken nest rutted. In the sononer of
1963 excavations for three bunkers were visible, and two
harrac kn had been erected. Condt run inn activity in the ex-
cavathmn was noted the following spring. I be Alalntenance
area wa. under construction in August 1967 and was toni-
pleted prior to June Iu64- By that time three bunkers were
under construction: the llperatluns Support Facll ny had been
completed; and the hall Facility w as nearing completion, Al
the sane tin: military housing and adminlstratlunfacllltles
were being expanded with the addition of a third barracks
and an Infirmary or assembly and recreation building. An
II-shaped nrc?sshall was also under construction, Between
June and (),toler 1964 the three bunkers were nearing corn-
pietlun, and a traveling bridge crane hadbeenerected In the
(tall I acuity,
Me iwratlurm Area Is In the northwest portion of the
complex and racers an area nreautrlno; I1,50Ohy7,900 feet.
11ith the exception of the security fencing which crosses open
ground, details of security fencing are concealed by the dense
forest. .access to the area is controlled by two gatehouses,
one 11(1') at the mouth entrance to the area and the .her at the
north entrance. Ile areal., served by a central service road
constructed on the burr of tie Samurina Ravine, and the
bunkers are served by branches of this road. One eta
bunker ,Bunker 2) and two theta bunkers (Bunkers I and 3)
are under construction in branches of ale Samurlna Ravine
I able 11). According totle best available topographic map,
this ravine is SO peters deep. The bunkers are the follow-
Ing numlor of meters lclmv the level of the highest ground
lordering the feeder ravines Bunker I, about 20 meters;
Bunker 2, about IS meters; and hunker 3, about 30 meters.
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k, in nix
6,m (r
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(1,.,?r (lunl.?r.
I ill
l,y drive-through building and an asm,c i:ned unidemilled
building. I lie high -k? y building Is s40 feet from Bunker I;
(tic umdcnutted building is appruximalcly she feet ucst-
uouihwcst of the drive-through building. A lwp road serves
the drive-through building and Intersects the rued which
serves Bunker 1. Aflkhaylovka lslhe only coniplex where the
(Jpcratlons Support Facility I. sn close to the hall Facility.
RAIL FACILITY
the Ita II Facility northeast of l he ltl' cons is is of a hoId-
Ing yard with five or six parallel vidings,a traveling bridge
crane, and a stearrplant. Since Septenrler 1464 rolling stack
cility. No l'(ll, tanks or coal plies have been identified, an
Indication that the stearoplant is probably gas fired, .1 short
rail siding, south Of and parallel to the holding yard, is ad-
jacent to ale rotor pool. A plot form between the siding and
the motor pool may facilitate the loading or offloading of
small Items or possibly vehicles.
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES
I lousing for military personnel is at the eastern end of
the complex. Facilities for enlisted personnel Include three
completed barracks and three under construction, All are
Of the three barracks under construction, two will also have
extensions at line end, and the third will be identical to the
es(uting rectangular barracks. llese facilities will be
capable of coating an estimated total of approximately 3,11(3)
troops. An II-shaped rinst .hall, an Irrcgularlyshapedprob-
able Infirmary or assembly and recreation building, a soc-
cer field, and a small-arms Bring range are associated with
the barracks. Officers quarters southwest of tie bar-
racks consist of 21 duplex units and one probable single-fam-
ily unit. All are complete and are probably occupied.
OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES
The Maintenance Area at the southwest end of the Kull
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I at lhty contains several nhtp-tylx? burldlngs, a ponsuhle
auxiliary powerpl.mt, and cant,-outlined links. ill road.,
in the area are concrete.
I'nhke ale other loopl,xv., lhkhaylOCka bars tail Con-
strucBOn Support Fanl lieu, The Iirst Is directly south if
the (Wrations irca and contains a concrete hatch plant,
warehouses,otlid piles of aggregate. Iluusing for the con
struction workers Is adjacent to the facility and canniots
of ten dunmtury-type buildings, two probable admlmstra-
tlun buildings, and a I -shaped nx?sshall. I he second Cun-
Structinn Support Facility Is southwest of tha? mlhbtryhaus-
Ing and Is engaged In the construction of barracks. Ihls
facility Is served by a short rail siding and dontaln. sev.
eral warehouses and a concrete batch plant. 11-sing for
the construction workers I. Inmx?dlately south if the fa.
cility and includes nine ningle?-story dormitory-type build.
logs and several other structure..
I b: rotor pool Immediately south of Ile (tail I it illy
is secured. Access to It Is cunt rolled by a g.ueluv,se.
The complexes probably have a tactical .upp,n tin s-
ion which may Involve a variety of weaponry
'l le large .,under of traps tie complexes could holm
far exceeds that needed for caretaker purposes.
I he presence of a fairly constant number of long rail
cars at a given complex over a period of lone may intl, ate
that these cars are on a standby basis and could facilitate
the rapid movement of troops and materiel.
In order to conceal aeslvlly as much as possible. the
local terrain at each complex has been disturbed as little
as pomslhle. Little vegetation has been removed, and only
the areas needed for construction activity have lxen c ie.rtvd
and graded. Security fencing around the Operations area.
has been erected In wooded areas rather than in fire.
breaks, thus effecting a greater degree of conce.dnrcmt.
I n reduce the vulnerability of t e hunkers, they have
been constructed On terrain which provides tlx?nr will, mav-
Inmm protection wherever possible, and they have teen
protected by a heavy earth cover,
An analysts of the photography has not provided an
explanation for the presence of the aircraft at three of Ile
complexes.
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