AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA LESNAYA NORTH LESNAYA, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA
LESNAYA NORTH
LESNAYA, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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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 1Plc (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 firing ranges, (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.
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AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA LESNAYA NORTH
(53-02N 025-53E)
LESNAYA, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
- Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA LESNAYA NORTH.
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The Ammunition Storage Area Lesnaya
North is located 11 kilometers (km) north-
east of Lesnaya (52-59N 025-46E) and one km
south of the Brest-Baranovichi rail line (Fig-
ure 1). The installation is not rail served.
A secondary road connects the depot with the
Brest-Baranovichi highway and the Baranovi-
chi Barracks and Maneuver Area Lesnaya (TA-
1) which is located 4 km north. A storage area
near Paulinovo is located 5 km west.
The installation covers approximately 70
acres and contains seven probable explosives
DESCRIPTION
storage buildings enclosed by a fence and a
perimeter firebreak.
The area was covered by
photography and frlfissions between
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one small building has been added and vege-
tation appears t
o be growing
in the firebreak
area. Lack of d
efined track a
ctivity on the ac-
cess road and w
ithin the inst
allation suggests
possible abandonment as an ammunition stor-
age area.
OF
INSTALLATION
Railroad Service
There is no direct rail service to the area
although the double-track Brest-Baranovichi rail
line is located one km north. A small rail yard
along the main track immediately north of the
installation may provide service for the depot.
Road Service
A secondary access road connects the
installation to the all-weather Baranovichi-
Brest highway.
Ammunition Storage Area
The ammunition storage area (Figure 3)
contains six 40 by 20 foot buildings and one
75 by 40 foot building. The area is secured
and enclosed by a firebreak. The buildings
are unrevetted and dispersed at a minimum
of 110 feet. The 75 by 40 foot building has been
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TO BARANOVICHI-BREST\
HIGHWAY 3 KM
BARANOVICHI BARRACKS
AND MANEUVER AREA
TO LESNAYA
11 KM
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Railroad, double track
Road
Fence
-?- Power line
100 0 100 200 300 400 500
FIGURE 3. AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA LESNAYA NORTH. Sketch compiled from
POWERLINE
ACCESS ROAD
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