MILITARY BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA BYKHOV, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
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/ PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT ?ry
KAI[ r-r-A rev r ARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA
BYKHOV, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission
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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) 1301, 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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MILITARY BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA
(53-31N 030-14E)
BYKHOV, MOGILEVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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BE No: None AL No: None
30'10'
"~- Railroad, double track
--- Railroad, single track
Road
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KILOMETERS
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF MILITARY BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA, BYKHOV, USSR.
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A military barracks and storage area is lo-
cated in the northern part of Bykhov (53-30N
030-15E), approximately 2 kilometers (km)
northeast of the Bykhov Airfield (Figure 1). The
installation is served by the streets of Bykhov.
Although not rail served, a rail siding in Bykhov
is readily accessible by road.
The installation is divided into three sepa-
rately secured areas connected by a good all-
weather road (Figures 2 and 3). It covers 76
acres and contains 89 buildings: five adminis-
tration, 16 barracks, 40 storage, 26 support, and
two maintenance/storage. A motor pool, an open
storage area, one possible small arms firing
range, and one athletic field are also located at
this installation.
The area is covered by ^ TALENT pho-
tography and by eight KEYHOLE missions be-
tween
The barracks area was reported in Army
DPIR-24-58 (based on =TALENT coverage)
as an antiaircraft artillery training area. A
comparative study of the later missions indicate
the AAA training facilities no longer exist in this
area. It appears the barracks area is now used
in conjunction with the storage area.
Significant changes between
in the barracks area include the
addition of five barracks, three administration,
and six support buildings. In the storage area,
12 additional storage buildings were constructed
between Between
11 storage build-
ings and two support buildings were added.
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Railroad Service
A rail siding in Bykhov is readily accessible
by road.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
The installation is served by the streets of
Bykhov.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area D contains five administration build-
ings, 16 barracks, eight support buildings, and
one storage building. Five barracks, one ad-
ministration, and three support buildings were
first observed on - coverage. Two
administration and three support buildings were
first observed on coverage.
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General Storage Areas
Area El contains 10 storage and 10 support
buildings. TALENT coverage revealed eight
storage and seven support buildings in the area.
four of each type had been removed
(probably those directly connected with the ar-
tillery training facilities). Between
an additional six storage and seven support
buildings were constructed.
Area E2 contains one storage building and
four support buildings. This is a secured open
storage area covering approximately 3.4 acres.
It was observed on both TALENT and KEYHOLE
photography. One support building was added
between One storage and two
support buildings were added between -
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FIGURE 2. MILITARY BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA, BYKHOV, USSR, ^
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Area E3, probably secured, contains 28
storage buildings and four support buildings.
TALENT photography showed only three storage
and four support buildings in this area. -
thenumber had increased to 15 storage buildings,
and between an additional 13 stor-
age buildings had been completed.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J is fenced, measures 545 by 240 feet,
and contains two maintenance/storage buildings,
one 115 by 35 feet and one 80 by 35 feet. The
motor pool area covers approximately three
acres. On - coverage only one maintenance/
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storage building was evident. One maintenance
building was added between
Area K, an athletic field, appeared to be in
use on all missions studied.
Small Arms Firing Ranges
Two small arms firing ranges were ob-
served on = TALENT coverage. On the later
coverage, neither of the ranges could be definite-
ly identified; however, one possible range (Area
L) was noted along the north edge of Area El.
MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0167-16HL, 2d ed, Mar 62 (SECRET)
US Air Target Chart, Series 100, Sheet 0167-8001-1 OOA (PROV), 2d ed, Jan 57 (SECRET)
US Air Target Mosaic, Series 25, Sheet 0167-9924-0-25MA, 1st ed, Mar 57 (SECRET)
Army. DPIR-24-58, Military Installation, Byhkov, May 58 (TOP SECRET CHESS)
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