BARANOVICHI AIR DEPOT LONG RANGE LESNAYA, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300330158-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 158
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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BARANOVICHI AIR DEPOT LONG RANGE
LESNAYA, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD - Declass Review,
NIMA/DoD
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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-1 his report is one in a se 1-ies on soviet Ground-l once and logistic
installations being prepared for I~I:A CIA Panel. hhe series is being
The photographic
analysis is bring, performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic intelligence Division (\PlC), and the Production
Center 1Plc (I)IA). I-hephotographic 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\hen a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
I ities and letter- d .'signatory for the Various facilities are as
follovtc: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(B) administrative and troop housing areas, (L) storo e area lding~ nand
munition storage areas, (Cl 1 Cale storage areas, (H)
facilities s (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
l_) small arm= firing ranges, M) driver training areas. (N) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (K) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (~) special training facilities, (-I) unidentified
facilities or tracking acti-it}
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BARANOVICHI AIR DEPOT LONG RANGE
(52-58N 025-46E)
LESNAYA, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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BARANOVICHI AIR
IDEPOT LONG RANGE
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Barano~iciai .Aid laepc~t Long I in_ is oc;+-
:ed ''` kil0me:ers km ouch +e of Baranovichi
~~ i-0~\ u'b -U1 L, and one kin south of tide
villa of Lesna~a. I it li: : L>a: ':no" ic'ni :ail
line passes the northern edge of the installation
but does not provide rail service. 1 he depot
is se: ed by a secondary access road \ liich con-
nects with the main all-sseath~r hi _h~cavs e~-
tendin_ from Brest to Baranov ichi and from
fa rest to liuhru~sk. the 13aranovichi Barracks
and N1aneuver Area ( 1 A-1 is located kiss norti-,
and i= connected to the storage ;area h\ sec -
ondary road. ether military installations in the
area include :Ammunition ~torag~ .Aroma Faul-
inov-o, s k-ni northeast. .and the :Ammunition
storage :Area Lesna\a North, 11 kin northeast.
this l;ar_e secured installation enclosed by
a LbU-foot vide the bre.ik ~o et s;ahiarc~yim~atc l~
3:;O acres and contains a double secured inn: r-
aI he inner area contains 2 storage
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buildings and an open probable vehicle park 10-
L 11, the south end. 1 he outer area contains
one administration and 11 support buildings.
l he depot was covered by 1:ALL\ 1 photog-
raph- in and by 10 KLYIIULL missions
dating `front to
1 .\i-L'\ : _?h eotography revealed heavy usage, but.
changes in level of usage during the time of
KL1-HULL photography could not be determined.
~,i=nificant changes since include the re-
mo. al of five storage buildings, the addition of
tou: ot'ne: story e buildings, _and the addition of
eight support buildings.
I his depot is possibly no longer associated
v~ith the Long Range Air f-orce. the direct
road connections kith the Baranovichi barracks
and Maneuver :Area, Lesnaya' t, I*.A- 1 ) indicate
probable association with that Ground f=orces
installation.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Railroad Serice
I he sto age area .s not directly :ail served.
L ~vo spur line= oft [tae Brest-Baranov ic'hi double-
:ail line .are abandoned. :1 small rail Ward
in 1_esnava m a\ possibly hro?, ide r ail . _ r\ ice
for :ne .storage
._ 1n- .;alla'iolt .. a by con..._y
,::tends ttaroug`.a Lesnay. to
General Storage Area
Area t i 1 i~ .
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stor:,ge buildings
proiable Lei:ides in even -totag ar
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age buildings and two small storage buildings
have since been added.
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Other Buildings
Une adminast: ation and 11 suppo: t buildings
A: ea I i, 1 i_crc :3 ~ ay e- located in tine oute r
~. ed ar_.. norm of :` for age buildings. light
of iliese y u:lam:t i h.a V'e ~~een ~on.~t'. u to ] sine
1a r.
Equipment Storage, Maintenance Areas
\ :-Dhab i, c_uipi sent \emcle op_~, . torag
nd of ttm _ -"umd arc... \ eliicl~. \\ere
- 1 \i-L\ I cu and -_ en
dcntifie i on
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FIGURE ?. IFARANOVICHI AIR DEPOT LONG RAD EE,
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