MILITARY TRAINING AREA SLAVUTA, USSR CARPATHIAN MD

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CIA-RDP78B04560A002500010051-5
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July 24, 2000
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September 1, 1964
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REPORT
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Approved For R / NPIC/R?822/64 / September 1964 100 .40 r~ elease 2000/08/2fCOA B0456OA002500010051-5 PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT TCS-7843/64 Copy 108 5 Pages MILITARY TRAINING AREA SLAVUTA, USSR CARPATHIAN MD Handle Via TALENT - KEYHOLE Control Only This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to receive TALENT.KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and TALENT regulations. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER T P E~RFT - ROP Approved For Release 2000/08/2: CIR=RDF78B04560A002500010051 d;? o?;?'?_~ Appf,,gy, qq For Release 2000/4P P ~A=RDP78B'O4960A002500010051-5 TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TCS-7843/64 NPIC/R-822/64 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 iPlc (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re- port was performed by the Production Center 1Plc. 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 areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. Handle Via Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78B04560A0025000100 F T-KEYHOLE o tr System Only TOP SECRET RUFF Handle"Vlaproved For Releal 0A/F 8 4T &WFF DP78B04560A002500010051-5 TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TCS-7843/64 NP IC/R-822 /64 MILITARY TRAINING AREA (50-18N 026-58E) SLAVUTA, KHMELNITSKAYA OBLAST, USSR CARPATHIAN MD 25X1A BE No:- AL No: None 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78B04560A00250081-0054.E5 TOP SECRET RUFF Control System Only Approve For Release 2000/08/2P PCI 4E MI 4 0A002500010051-5 ALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TCS-7843/64 NPIC/R-822/64 25X1A 25X1A This military training area associated with the Shepetovka Army Barracks Slavuta~ _ and located immediately east of Slavuta, 19 kilometers (km) northwest of Shepetovka, covers approximately 1,000 acres and contains a tracked-vehicle driver training course, two wheeled-vehicle driver training courses, two small-arms ranges, four probable flat-tra.jec- tory firing ranges, and a moving target tank firing range. It is served by secondary roads from the Shepetovka-Rovno highway and the adjacent barracks area, which is also served by a spur from the Berdichev-Rovno rail line. A comparative study of the photography covering this area from - through cept for range in reveals no major change ex- the addition of a probable small-arms vehicle driver-training The area appears active and a probable wheeled- course in during the summer and fall months. No activity was observed on winter coverage of 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D Area M2 is a wheeled-vehicle driver- training area containing two figure-8 closed 25X1 D circuit courses, first observed in Area M3 is a probable wheeled-vehicle driver training area containing one probable figure-8 closed circuit course, first observed 25X1 D Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Range Area N is a two-lane 4,500- by 2,600-foot tank/assault-gun firing range with 3 moving targets, one at 90 degrees, two at 10 degrees and one at 80 degrees, and was first observed 25X1 D Flat Trajectory Firing Ranges Area P1 is a 1,500-foot range with three probable moving 60-degree targets; area P2 is a 1,500-foot range with one probable moving 60-degree target; area P3 is a 2,100-foot range with two probable moving 60-degree targets and an impact area 1,000 feet from the firing line; and area P4 is a 2,100-foot impact area. Railroad Service Rail service is probably available at Shepe - tovka Army Barracks Slavuta, which is served by a spur from the Berdichev-Rovno rail line. Road Service The training area is served by secondary roads from the Shepetovka-Rovno highway and the barracks area. Administrative and Troop Housing Area Shepetovka Army Barracks Slavuta is lo- cated adjacent to the western portion of the training area. General Storage Area All logistical support for the training area is probably located at Shepetovka Army Barracks Slavuta. Small Arms Firing Ranges Area L1 is a 350- by 100-foot small-arms range, first observed in Area L2 is a 350- by 100-foot probable small-arms range, first observed in Driver Training Areas Area M1 is a tracked, irregular-shaped, heavily scarred closed circuit course, first observed in TOP SECRET RUFF Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78B04560A002500010EYHOLE Approved For ReId 26 1 WFRDP78B04560A002500010051-5 Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only FIGURE 2. MILITARY TRAINING AREA, SLAVUTA, USSR 25X1 D TCS-7843/64 NPIC/R-822/64 Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78B04560A0025000t40054-Sly TOP SECRET RUFF Approved For Release 2000/08rf :` Ipc=RDP 0f4560A002500010051-5 TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only 25X1 D US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Shoot 0233-12HL, 2d od, June 62 (SECRET) Army. PIB-TK-120-62, Military Installation, Stavuta, USSR, Aug 62 (TOP SECRET RUFF) TCS-7843/64 NPIC/R-822/64 Handle Via Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA002500071oOO5t HOLE TOP SECRET RUFF Approved For Release 2000/08/21r`CIA-kbb ?g~0456OA002500010051-5 Approved For Release 2000/08/fb ,CIAff?PB0456OA002500010051-5