AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA VYSHKOV, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300330175-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 175
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
NPIC/R-319/64
May 1964
AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA
WARNING
This doc ent contains classified infprmarion affecting the national security of the United States within the
m.aning thi espionage:lows U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 ono 794. The low prohibits its transmission
or the r efption of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
:pnludicia to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit o any foreign government to'the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially, ndoctrinated and authorized to
receive TALENT.KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in a cordance. with KEYHOLE and
TALENT 'regulations.
NATIONAL PHO'TOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
VY HKOV, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
Declass Review,
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-I his report is one in a series on soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a PIA CiA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the '1'1C Photographic :Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NP1C), and the Production
Center 1 Plc (DMA). _I he 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. AA hen 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) 1101- storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) sm.ill arms firing ranges, (\1) driver training areas, (N) tank '
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firingranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (a) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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An ammunition storage area is located 10
kilometers (km) ~yest-south~~'~st of \vshkov
(52-29N 031-41L) on the north side of the
Vvshkov-Gonlel rail line ~FFigurc 1 The in-
s_allation is served by a .spur from the main
rail line and has an all-weather primary road
connection with Gomel. Nlilitarv installations
are located in Gomel, 40 km west.
This installation (1-igures 2 and 3; covers
approximately 720 acres, is secured by a double
fence, and includes 39 unrevetted ammunition
storage buildings. Heavy foliage precludes the
identification of additional buildings. -
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A support area lo-
cated outside the main entrance to the installa-
tion contains six barracks and two administra-
tive building-.
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mission:- 1>et ~'een
Comparative analysis reveals an in- 25X1'D
crease in the level of activity betWeen
Significant changes since
include the addition of 19 ammunition
storage buildings and the nuclear weapons
storage bunker.
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Railroad Service
A rail spur from the Vyshkov-Gonlel double-
track rail line extends northeast into the instal-
lation.
Road Service
The installation is served by a primary,
all-weather road which runs parallel to and
north of the rail line and \vest to Gomel.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area D (Figure 3) includes two administra-
tive buildings, six barracks, and four support
buildings. 'I rack activity throughout this area
indicates occupancy of all the buildings, which
are used to provide support for the storage area.
Heavy foliage precludes indentification of addi-
tional buildings.
Ammunition Storage Areas
Area F includes 39. unrevetted 190- by SO-
foot ammunition storage buildings. 25X1 D
Nineteen ammunition storage buildings have
been completed since M Configuration of
this installation indicates additional buildings
may he present, but they cannot be confirmed
because of the heavy foliage.
An adjacent internally secured area contains
an earth bunker 160 feet in diameter for nuclear
weapons storage: however, drive-through ?capa-
bilit}` cannot be determined. All ammunition
storage buildings have direct access to an
elaborate r.et\vo.-k of internal roads.
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GO!?EL
37 KM
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