DISPOSITION OF SOVIET AIR FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN THE USSR ALONG THE AFGHANISTAN BORDER AREA, AS OF (SANITIZED)

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80TO1 782 R000100270001-7 c;,?, 7 Secret Imagery eailysis report Disposition of Soviet Air Forces in Afghanistan and in the USSR Along the Afghanistan Border Area, as of Secret WNINTEL Z-20056/80 IAN-01 73/80 AUGUST 1980 Cepy 16 7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 SECRET AREA, AS OF DISPOSITION OF SOVIET AIR FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN THE USSR ALONG THE AFGHANISTAN BORDER 1. (S/D) This report updates portions of NPIC Report and reflects changes in and 25X1 disposition of the Soviet air order-of-battle in Afghanistan and in the USSR along the Afghanistan border area since This information was derived from satellite imagery acquired through 25X1 25X1 IAR-0048/80, Deplot-rnent of Soviet Ground, Air, -Ill- be/erase. and tactical P01. Sfor- 25X1 aie /acilitie.c in .9/,'hani.vall and in the Jur/estan and Central Asia alilitar r Dis ri [ SSR, as o/ Orlyi sR), Mar 80 (TOP SFCRET 225X1 (S) Comments and queries regarding this report are welcome. Thev may he directed to the lollossing persons in the Imager Exploitation Group, NPIC: Extension Black Green Third World Forces Division Warsaw Pact Forces Division -1- SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 SECRET Table 1. Disposition of Soviet Air Forces in Afghanistan as of Items keyed to Figure 1) transport regiment Helicopter assault regiment originally assigned here: probably deployed to Kabul Airfield International ahoutL elements of' helicopter transport regt identified here onl 2 FISHBED squadrons None I helicopter unit None I FISHBED squadron None Elements of helicopter assault Newly deployed r from regiment Kundui Elements of helicopter assault None regiment Kandahar (Qandahar) I FISHBED squadron Airfield Intl Elements of BREWER recce squadron Elements of helicopter transport regiment I FISHBED Squadron FISHBED squadron deployed to Shindand Airfield between from hetween FISHBED squadron deployed here from Kandahar Airfield hctween I helicopter unit I helicopter unit -2- SECRET 25X1 LOA-1 75X1 25X1 25X1 7FX1 25X1 7FX1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 SECRET ASH KHABAD I R A N MARY FERGANA U S S R SAMARKAND ? HERAT 6? SHINDAND, . NAHRIN POL-E KHOMRI OSH S T A N 50 .rp1C S-9512 100 INDIA ITEMS KEYED TO TABLE 1 FIGURE 1. DISPOSITION OF SOVIET AIR FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AS OF 25X1 Z-20056/80 -3- SECRET lA R-0173/80 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 FIGURE 2. SOVIET AIR ACTIVITY AS OFI 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 SECRET Table 2. Soviet Air Activity as of (items keyed to Figure 2) lluo hai/, nr to ,rnrrtt , Iha-fwd .'I ( RI 1 IIM II I I I I O(,GFR B APVO regiment I BRI:\VE:R I ISHBII) recce regiment RICCF BADGER I lenient, of helicopter assault regiment 1IIIIIR( I) squadron here (mm= unul-~ 1 ITTFR squadron departed an of 0- ~ I OXB \T B I) departed as ofF-~ \s of \1a%. helicopter counts had dropped to 14 HOOK. I SP HOOK. 3 11INI). and ; HII' ( 1 (23-21) HOOK and 23--- HIP had been ohser ed here). on^ HIND count, dropped from F to 3. HIND itcrc last ohscrved here on F-~ 4 hint-Arsu Airfield ( hirchik \irlield hranscaucasus 11 I) IO I sulukid/c Airfield L Icl:ni heliport I hilisi Now Alekseyeska \irficld Central Asia MD Moskosskiv i Pyandih Airfield 3 Balkha,h Airfield 4 Taldc-Kurgan Airfield N1_ s Chimkent Airfield I FISHBED tighter training regiment I FISHBED fightcr bomber regiment I I 1,0661 R G squadron I I ITTER Variant squadron I FISHBED II squadron I helicopter unit I FENCER A regiment K BEAGLE: 61-19 I FITTER CID regiment I FITTER Variant squadron I I OX BAT B/D squadron I BRF\V1 R I) squadron 14 BE AGI F I III TER (5ariahle geo- metr\ "ing) regiment I IISHBID squadron I 1 LO(IGFR 0 squadron Elements of helicopter assault 1lements of helicopter transport I lements of helicopter transport _2 HOOK ('-10 HIND 4 HIP I FOXBAT recce squadron I BREWER recce squadron I FLOGGER/FISHBED ground attack regiment -5- SECRET \s of~1 ISHBI I) had departed: FITTER counts had increased to 23 onF----]and dropped to I IISHBFI) lighter homier regiment Replaced I ISHBED None None None None None Departed None None None None None Departed Present P (heca use of runitas iiidening) DepartcdF --- 7(hecause of run,sas vsldemng) 1 1 1 ( II) pod, hoses onF------] No (()O1 \ present: nonnalls, arc present None HOOK and HIND not present F--] 25X1 2bA11 LOA I 225X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 2.5X1 25X1 '/.1) X -I 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 / fl x -I 25X1 25X1 25X1 ZoA] 25X1 2.5X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7 Secret Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T01782R000100270001-7