SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE FAR EAST MD

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04759A001800010037-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: September 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY
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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 CIA Photographic Intelligence Division.
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.
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BURIVESTNIK ARMY BARRACKS KASATKA
(45-02N 147-46E)
BUREVI3STNIK, SAKHALINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
CAR EAST MD
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FIGURE 2. BUREVESTNIK ARMY BARRACKS KASATKA, BUREVESTNIK, USSR,
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Burevestnik Army Barracks Kasatka is
located 17 kilometers (km) northeast of Bure-
vestnik (Figure 1).
The installation covers approximately 535
acres and contains 3 administration buildings,
I. administration/support building, 2 barracks,
22 possible barracks, 3 storage buildings, 5
probable storage buildings, 2 probable vehicle
sheds, at least 9 explosives storage buildings, 3
range control buildings, and 52 support buildings.
The installation also contains a bivouac area,
a motor park, an athletic field, a tracked/wheeled
vehicle driver-training circuit, a tank/assault-
gun firing range, a firing range that appears
to be used by armored personnel carriers, an
area of emplacement training, a probable com-
bined arms field training course, and an uni-
dentified facility (Figures 2 and 3).
This installation was covered by
mission in Track activity
on this coverage was light to medium. Numerous
buildings appear to have been destroyed, and
some segments of the area appear to be in a
state of disuse.
Road Service
A secondary, probable rill-weather road
connects this installation to Burevestnik.
Administration and 'Troop Housing Areas
Area Di contains 3 administration build-
ings, 2 barracks, 22 possible barracks, 5 prob-
able storage building, and 25 support buildings.
Area D2 is a bivouac area with an un-
determined number of tent bases ana an ad-
ministration/support building.
General Storage Area
Area E is a general storage area with 3
storage buildings and a support building.
Ammunition Storage Area
An explosives storage depot, located 3 kn-m
southwest of the barracks area, contains at
least 9 revetted explosives storage buildings.
11OL Storage Areas
POL storage is available in Burevestnik.
Other Buildings
There are 32 additional support buildings
dispersed throughout the barracks area.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J is secured and contains 2 prob-
able vehicle sheds (one 170 by 35 feet and one
115 by 35 feet), 3 support buildings, and a 300-
by 200-foot motor park.
Athletic Fields
.,Area K. is an athletic field.
Driver Training Area
Area '4 is a tracked/wheeled vehicle driver-
training circuit, with evidence of light activity.
Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Ranges
Area Ni is a 4,250 foot tank/assault-gun
firing range with two approximately 2,500-foot
lanes and a moving target run. It is light to
moderately active.
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FIGURE 3. BUREVESTNIK ARMY BARRACKS KASATKA. Sketch compiled from
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Area N2 is a 2,450-foot tank/assault-gun
firing range with two 2,450 foot lanes (roads)
and 3 moving target runs. This range appears
to be used by armored personnel carriers or
similar vehicles and :is lightly active.
Artillery Emplacements (Batteries)
Area Q is an emplacement training area.
Infantry or Combined Arms Field Training Area
or Courses
Area R is a probable combined arms field
training course. The 3 range control buildings
located immediately west of the course may
indicate that static firing is carried out from
the start of the course toward the moving target
runs on tank/assault-gun firing range N2.
Unidentified Facilities or Tracking Activity
Area T is a cross-shaped, probable con-
crete hardstand.
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