SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE KIYEV MD

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• Publication Date: February 1, 1965
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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
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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 1Pla (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, (F) storage areas, (E) am-
munition storage areas, (G) 1 Ol, storage areas, (II) 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), (K) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (1) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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PEREYASLAV-KHMELNITSKIY TRAINING AREA KIYEV SOUTHEAST
AND
PEREYASLAV-KHMELNITSKIY ARMY BARRACKS STAROYE
(50-06N 031-03E)
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF PEREYASLAV-KHMELNITSKIY TRAINING AREA KIYEV SOUTHEAST AND PEREYASLAV-KHMELNITSKIY
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FIGURE 2. PEREYASLAV-KHMELNITSKIY TRAINING AREA KIYEV SOUTHEAST AND PEREYASLAV?KHMELNITSKIY ARMY BARRACKS STAROYE, PEREYASLAV-KHMELNITSKIY, USSR,'
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Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy Training Area
Kiyev Southeast (BE No Coords
50-06 N 031-03E) and Per eyas lav- Khmelnitskiy
Army Barracks Staroye (BE No -
Coords 50-07-15N 031-02-45E) are located on
the northeastern side of the Dnepr River (Fi-
gure 1). The training area extends from
Staroye at 50-08N 031-05E to Pereyaslav-
Khmelnitskiy at 50-04N 031-28E.
The training area and army barracks cover
approximately 40,000 acres and contain 1 admin-
istration building, 8 probable barracks, 13
support buildings, 2 probable ammunition stor-
age buildings, 2 bivouac areas with at least 26
probable support buildings, 2 small-arms firing
ranges, 4 tracked-vehicle driver-training areas,
3 tank/assault-gun firing ranges, 3 areas with
artillery emplacements, 3 combined-arms
These installations were coveredonWEY-
HOLE missions between
No significant change was observed;
however, there has been a general increase in
the level of activity during this period.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Road Service
Secondary roads provide access to Staroye
and Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy.
Administration and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl, the Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy
Army Barracks Staroye, contains 8 probable
barracks, 1 administration building, and 5 sup-
port buildings.
Area D2 is a bivouac area with at least 20
probable support buildings.
Area D3 is a bivouac area with at least
6 probable support buildings.
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F contains 2 probable ammunition
storage buildings located in a small clearing in
the northeast corner of the training area.
A POL storage area which contains 5 med-
ium POL tanks and 5 small POL tanks is located
in Tripolye (50-07N 030-46E) (not shown in Fig-
ure 2), on the southwest side of the Dnepr River.
Small-Arms Firing Ranges
Area L1 is a small-arms firing range
measuring 680 by 100 feet.
Area L2 is a small-arms firing range
measuring 1,100 by 1,300 feet with 4 small
range control buildings.
Both ranges appear active on all photog-
raphy with no apparent change in the level
of activity.
Area M1 is a closed-circuit tracked-vehicle
driver-training course. Area M1 appeared to
receive only light use on photography of -
and slightly increased activity was observed on
subsequent photography.
Area M2 is a closed-circuit tracked-vehicle
driver-training course.
Area M3 is a closed-circuit tracked-vehicle
driver-training course.
Area M4 is a tracked-vehicle driver-
training area.
All photography reveals a constant level of
activity in Areas M2, M3, and M4 since the
earliest coverage in-
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Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Ranges
Area Ni is a 4,800-foot range with 3 firing
lanes, each 2,900 feet long, 3 moving-target
runs and a small range support building.
Area N2 is a 4,800-foot range with 3 firing
lanes, each 2,900 feet long, 3 moving-target
runs and a small range support building.
Area N3 is a 2,900-foot range with a static
firing line, 4 moving-target runs and a large
range support building. All ranges appear active
on the earliest photography with no apparent
change in the level of activity on later coverage.
Artillery Emplacements (Batteries)
Area Q1 contains 2 probable 6-gun batteries,
at least 15 scattered firing positions, and a sup-
port building.
Area Q2 contains five 3-gun batteries and
three 4-gun batteries.
Area Q3 contains at least fifteen 3-gun
and 4-gun batteries. Some firing positions
appear to be abandoned.
Most of the batteries in Areas Q1, Q2 and Q3
were first observed on photography of-
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Infantry or Combined-Arms Field Training
Area R1 is a combined-arms training
course with possible tank lanes, artillery posi-
tions, personnel trenches, and unidentified
ground scarring. This area appeared active on
the photography with no apparent
change on subsequent coverage. 25X1 D
Area R2 is a small maneuver area and con-
tains numerous artillery positions and extensive
track activity. Photographic coverage from
reveals increased activity during
this period. 25X1 D
Area R3 is a large maneuver area with
extensive track activity, artillery positions,
AAA emplacements, personnel trenches, and
possible anti-tank trenches. Photographic cov-
erage from reveals increased
activity during this period.
Special Training Facilities
Area S is a possible water crossing training
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