CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND FORCE IMPROVEMENT, KIYEV MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR

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• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: September 1, 1977
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC
I NTERPRETATION
REPORT
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND
FORCE IMPROVEMENT, KIYEV
MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR (S)
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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND FORCE IMPROVEMENT,
KIYEV MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR (S)
ABSTRACT
1. (TSR) This report contains a brief discussion of construction and force improvement obser-
ved on KEYHOLE imagery over the past five years of ground force facilities in the Kiyev Military
District. Imagery and tabular information are also included. The information cutoff date for this
report is 1 September 1977.
INTRODUCTION
2. (TSR) KEYHOLE imagery of ground force facilities in the Kiyev Military District (MD)
over the past five years showed a major construction program and corresponding force improve-
ments. Figure 1 shows the locations of the more significant construction activity and T-72 tank
deployments; Table 1 lists installations where major construction has taken place and where T-72
tanks and other types of equipment have been observed.
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
3. (TSR) Covered storage for at least 4,000 vehicles has been constructed at 60 installations.
This construction program has increased covered vehicle storage facilities within the MD by ap-
proximately 30 percent. The program has included the construction and expansion of at least 130
multibay double-depth vehicle storage buildings, 25 vehicle maintenance and support buildings,
and 20 barracks.
4. (TSR) During the past five years, the most extensive construction activity was seen in the
tank division areas at Cherkassy, Chuguyev, Krivoy Rog, Volnoye, and Vypolzov (items 11, 14, 16,
17, and 9, Figure 1). The construction activity seen at Vypolzov Army Barracks AL-1
is typical of that seen at the other tank division installa-
tions. Construction activity has also been seen at Artemovsk Army Barracks Central AL-3 (item 1,
Figure 1) where an unidentified tank division was observed.
5. (TSR) Additional construction activity has been seen in the artillery regiment area at
Fastov and in the artillery division area at Novomoskovsk and at Voroshilovgrad (items 13, 5, and
8), where elements of a motorized-rifle division are located.
FORCE IMPROVEMENT
6. (TSR) In addition to the construction activity, T-72 tanks have been seen in the five tank
division areas at Cherkassy, Chuguyev, Volnoye, and Vypolzov (items 11, 14, 17, and 9).
Regimental strength deployments of T-72 tanks have been seen at all of the installations but
Chuguyev where approximately 16 T-72 tanks have been seen. The first regimental strength
deployment of T-72 tanks was seen at Vypolzov
7. (TSR) Other indications of force improvements over the past five years include the iden-
tification of 122mm M-1974 and 152mm M-1973 self-propelled guns in the artillery school at
Sumy Army Barracks AL-1 (item 6) and Sumy Training Area
Akhtyrka Training Area
been seen at various training facilities in the Kiyev City are
ipment has also
With the excep-
SA-6 equ
tion of the T-72 tanks, deployment of this equipment to operational units cannot be confirmed on
imagery.
8. (TSR) An additional indication of force improvement or realignment was seen at
Dnepropetrovsk- Elements of an additional artillery regiment and an-
tiaircraft artillery regiment were observed at Dnepropetrovsk Army Barracks Central AL-1 (item
15). The additional two regiments probably came from Dnepropetrovsk Army Barracks AL-2 (BE
which appeared to be mostly vacant.
CONCLUSION
9. (TSR) The vast increase in covered storage facilities will provide covered storage for a ma-
jority of the combat units in the Kiyev MD and may mask future force improvements and unit
realignments. The introduction of new combat and air defense equipment will continue to improve
the combat effectiveness and capabilities of units in the MD.
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List of Conversion Factors by Classification
MILLIMETERS
0.0394
INCHES
KILOGRAMS
2.2046
POUNDS)AVOIR.)
CENTIMETERS
0.3937
INCHES
POUNOS)AVOIR.)
0.4536
KILOGRAMS
INCHES
25.4000
MILLIMETERS
SHORT TONS
0.9072
METRIC TONS
INCHES
2.5400
CENTIMETERS
METRIC TONS
1.1023
SHORT TONS
FEET
0.3048
METERS
METRIC TONS
0.9842
LONG TONS
FEET
0.0003
KILOMETERS
LONG TONS
1.0160
METRIC TONS
YARDS
0.9144
METERS
METERS
3.2808
FEET
METERS
0.0005
MILES)NAUTICAL)
METERS
1.0936
YARDS
KILOMETERS
3280.8400
FEET
KILOMETERS
0.6214
MILES)STATUTE)
KILOMETERS
0.5400
MILES)NAUTICAL)
LITERS
0.2642
GALLONS
MILES(STATUTE)
1.6093
KILOMETERS
LITERS
0.0063
BARRELS)POL)
MILES)NAUTICAL)
6076.1154
FEET
LITERS
0.0010
CUBIC METERS
MILES)NAUTICAL)
1.8520
KILOMETERS
GALLONS
3.7854
LITERS
MILES(NAUTICAL)
1852.0000
METERS
GALLONS
0.1337
CUBIC FEET
GALLONS
0.0238
BARRELS)POL)
GALLONS
0.0038
CUBIC METERS
BUSHELS
0.0352
CUBIC METERS
CUBIC FEET
7.4805
GALLONS
CUBIC FEET
0.1781
BARRELS)POL)
SQUARE CENTIMETERS
0.1550
SQUARE INCHES
CUBIC FEET
0.0283
CUBIC METERS
SQUARE INCHES
6.4516
SQUARE CENTIMETERS
CUBIC YARDS
0.7646
CUBIC METERS
SQUARE FEET
0.0929
SQUARE METERS
BARRELS)POL)
158.9873
LITERS
SQUARE YARDS
0.8361
SQUARE METERS
BARRELS)POL)
42.0000
GALLONS
SQUARE METERS
10.1639
SQUARE FEET
BARRELS(PDL)
5.6146
CUBIC FEET
SQUARE METERS
1.1960
SQUARE YARDS
BARRELS(POL)
0.1590
CUBIC METERS
SQUARE METERS
1.0000
CENTARES
CUBIC METERS
1000.0000
LITERS
SQUARE METERS
0.0002
ACRES
CUBIC METERS
264.1721
GALLONS
SQUARE METERS
0.0001
HECTARES
CUBIC METERS
35.3147
CUBIC FEET
ACRES
4046.8564
SQUARE METERS
CUBIC METERS
28.3776
BUSHELS
ACRES
0.4047
HECTARES
CUBIC METERS
6.2898
BARRELS)POL)
HECTARES
10000.0000
SQUARE METERS
CUBIC METERS
1.3080
CUBIC YARDS
HECTARES
2.4711
ACRES
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