BARANOVICHI PETROLEUM STORAGE AIR FORCE RESERVE BARANOVICHI, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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January 3, 2006
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63
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May 1, 1964
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REPORT
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/ Approved For Release 2(QI/1$EDP78B04560A002200010063-5 Copy' NPIC/R-303/64 6 Pages May 1964 BARANOVICHI PETROLEUM STORAGE AIR FORCE RESERVE BARANOVICHI, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD Declass Review by NGA/DOD Approved For Release 2101/*- rDP78BO456OA002200010063 5 E9 ?R??" xcluded Isom a.iamaii down dip end declz~~ an TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/01/17 : Cl NPIC/R-303/64 This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group, the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production Center 1P1c (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re- port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group. In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report. Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips, (D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am- munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields, (L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/ assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firingranges, (Q) artillery emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train- ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/01/17 : 00010063-5 25X1 TOP SECRETT' I Approved For,-Roe lease 200b10111 NPIC/R-303/64 BARANOVICHI PETROLEUM STORAGE AIR FORCE RESERVE (53-07N 026-03E) BARANOVICHI, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD 25X1 C B A RANOVICIII !I1 IIr!II1 Railroad, double track Railroad, single track Road 1 0 , 2 3 Ts rt a,~ KILOMETERS 26?00' PETROLEUM STORAGE AIR FORCE RESERVE FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF BARANOVICHI PETROLEUM STORAGE AIR FORCE RESERVE. -2- Approved For Release 2006/01/17 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA002200010063-5 TOP SECRET 25X1 SEC as 2 Approved For Rele e 006/OT/17-1- q Baranovichi Petroleum Storage Air Force Reserve is located (Figure 1) in the southeast edge of Baranovichi (53-08N 026-01E). The installation is served by three spurs from the Baranovichi-Luninets rail line and has access to the city of Baranovichi and Baranovichi Air- field via an all-weather road. Baranovichi Army Barracks East is located 0.5 kilometers (km) west on the opposite side of the rail line. Baranovichi Army Barracks Southwest is lo- cated 6 km west of the POL depot. The installation consists of two areas (Figures 2 and 3), the larger of which covers approximately 160 acres and the smaller 18 acres. The large area is secured and contains 23 vertical earth-covered POL tanks and 14 support buildings; the smaller secured area contains 11 vertical POL tanks and four sup- port buildings. A probable double pipeline con- nects the larger area with Baranovichi Airfield. The area was covered by photography and Imissions be- tween Compar- ative analysis revealed the same general level of usage between 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D three large and one medium-size 25X1 D tanks have been built in the larger area and two small tanks have been added in the smaller area. Three spurs from the single track Bara- novichi-Luninets rail line serve the installa- tion. The north spur forms a fork and serves the north part of the depot. The center spur serves the 19 large and four medium size tanks. The south spur serves a separate area which contains 11 small tanks. the street system of Baranovichi and the Bara- novichi Airfield. POL Storage Tanks Area G1 (Figure 3) contains 23 vertical tanks--19 are 90 feet in diameter and four are 60 feet. These tanks were in the process of being earth covered in 0 and as of all were earth covered. Three large tanks and one smaller tank have been The installation is served by an all-weather access road which connects the POL dump with 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D added 0 Area G2 contains 11 vertical tanks--five 25 feet, one 40 feet, and five ^ 25X1 D feet in diameter. Two tanks have been r-~ added since Approved For Releas e 20S06/01/17 : G'11 14913:78139466GAGG2 ECRET 0010063-5 25X1 TOP Approved For Release NPIC/R-303/64 1D1/ 7 ? CIA_Rno7Qan156 A002200010063-5 Approved For Release 2006/01/17 CIA-RDP A002200010063-5 TOP SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 2D0&01/E17 2200010063-5 NPIC/R-303/64 Approved For Release 2006/01/17 : - 200010063-5 TOP SECRET 25X1 Approved For RRPa[se 2U01; T7 - 002200010063-5 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/01/17 : CIA-RDP78B04560A002200010063-5 25X1 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/01/17 : CIA-RDP78B04560A002200010063-5 Approved For Release 2006/01/17 : CIA-RDP78B04560A002200010063-5 TOP SECRET