MOLODECHNO PETROLEUM STORAGE MOLODECHNO, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000400010020-8
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December 28, 2016
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June 24, 2002
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20
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Publication Date: 
June 1, 1964
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2002/08/06 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000400010020-8 Approved For Release 2002/08/06 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000400010020-8 COPY 6 Pages PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT A NP I C/R-447/64 Declass Review by NIMA/DOD NA { ICNAL . HOTOGRAPH C IIM , _RcPE TII-l T _., 4 ,4-_ R TOP SECRET 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 IPIc (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, (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 area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET MOLODECHNO PETROLEUM STORAGE (54-19N 026-50E) MOLODECHNO, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD Railroad, double track -+--~- Railroad, single track Road 1 26?46' 1 1 27? OO' FIGURE 1. LOCA TION OF MOLODECHNO PETROLEUM STORAGE. -2- TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 TOP. SECRET NPIC/R-447/64 Molodechno Petroleum Storage (Figure 1) is lo- cated on the* west side of Molodechno (54-19N 026-51E) on the south side of the Molodechno Rail Yards. The installation is rail served by a spur from the Molodechno-Smorgon rail line and road served by a city street. Molodechno Army Barracks Velikoye Selo (AL-1) is located 3 kilometers (km) east. This secured installation covers- approxi- mately 50 acres and contains four probable Railroad Service The installation is served by a spur from the Molodechno-Smorgon rail line. Road Service A city street, which parallels the rail yard, provides access to the installation. General Storage Area Area E (Figure 3) is secured and contains storage buildings, five buried POL storage tanks, and two buried probable POL storage tanks (Figures 2 and 3). The area is covered b CEYHOLE mis- sions between Two storage buildings were added Track activity is light on summer coverage an none is observed on winter cover- age.- four probable storage buildings, two of which appear to have been added POL Storage Area Area G contains five buried tanks and two buried probable tanks of undetermined diameter. On winter coverage the diameter of the earthen mounds covering the tanks was approximately 140 feet. TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 NP IC /R-447 /64 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET -> - Railroad, double track ---~- Railroad, single track Road Fence ----- Area outline 100 0 100 200 300 FIGURE 3. MOLODECHNO PETROLEUM STORAGE. Sketch compiled TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0166-14HL, 2d ed, Dec 62 (SECRET) 0 TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1. 25X1