MILITARY TRAINING AREA UZHGOROD, USSR CARPATHIAN MD

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000300260095-0
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RIPPUB
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T
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4
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December 28, 2016
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November 3, 2000
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95
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Publication Date: 
March 1, 1964
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REPORT
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2001/03/03 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300260095-0 Approved For Release 2001/03/03 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300260095-0 COPY 2 Pages PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT MILITARY TRAINING AREA UZHGOROD, USSR CARPATHIAN` MID wAR-NINi;: DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD - co, rr, ,r pan er Sa :,r~ i t- ,z r.iv cr ~?~se =-f the U.! .... ..... s one ltc n. it .. .... -f 3V.}i 4'Id2J~ r -e T AIL E i+i?E t,'Lt - _ ,.~,- PVHOLF. crd TOP SECRET RUFF MILITARY TRAINING AREA UZHGOROD, USSR CARPATHIAN MD ' 25X1'D A military training area covering approxi- mately 3,400 acres is located 5.5 miles (8.8 kilometers) ? northeast of Uzhgorod at 48-39N 022-25E (Figure 1). The training area consists of a tracked- vehicle driver training course; a wheeled- vehicle driver training course; a possible range ammunition storage site with six small buildings; a moving target range (possibly used by vehicle-mounted automatic weapons) with four lanes, approximately six target runs and a maximum target distance of 1,800 feet; and a moving target tank firing range with nine lanes 3,000 feet long and three lanes 2,000 feet long, 14 target runs, and a maximum target distance of 4,700 feet. A range support facility with 12 permanent support buildings is located in the northwest section. An unidentified scarred area with criss- cross tracks first observed in _ is still active. ' Additional track activity is observed south of this area. The training area is served by good sec- ondary roads but is not rail-served. The Uzhgorod-Perechin railroad is 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) northwest of the training area. revealed light to medium No activity was poor quality heavy increase in usage waS 25X1 D noted in - cant increase in the Latest coverage in continued heavy use. 25X1 D 25X1 D observed on 25X1 D snow-covered photography of= 25X1 D but there was no signifi-25X1 D size of the training area. indicates 25X1 D No combat courses, artillery positions or impact areas, bivouac areas or tent camps, engineer or water-crossing training sites,.air- borne or air transportability training facilities, or rail loading ramps were observed. :25X1D 25X1 C AMAPS'OR CHARTS ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series, 200, Sheet 0232-2411L, 2d ed, Aug 63, Scale 1:200,000 (SECRET) DOCUMENTS ----.REQUIREMENT DLAXX 63-99 (partial answer) NPIC PROJECT J-446 '63 TOP SECRET RUFF ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2001/03/03 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300260095-0 Approved For Release 2001/03/03 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300260095-0