SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE ODESSA MD

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• Publication Date: March 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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 -PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
TCS-80425/65
March 1965
SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
ODESSA MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD 4/18/00
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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 ('EPIC), and the Production
Center 1Pla (ILIA). 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. A%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, (L) 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, (\l) driver Training areas, (\) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries.), (1R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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TRAINING AREA
(45-12N- 033-23E)
YEVPATORIYA, KRYMSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
ODESSA MD
BE No: TA No: 25X1C COMOR No:
TRAINING AREA ^
2B' 30? 32?
FIGURE 7. LOCATION OF TRAINING AREA.
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34? 36?
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A training area is located on the eastern
edge of Yevpatoriya (Figure 1). The installa-
-tion covers approximately 300 acres and con-
tains a small-arms firing range, a wheeled-
vehicle driver-training course, a tracked-ve-
hicle driver-training course, 2 tank/assault-
gun firing ranges, and an abandoned AAA site
(Figure 2). A storage area with 3 revetted
explosives storage buildings is located in the
southwestern part of the training area.
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SUMMARY
The installation was covered on 0 KEY- 25X1 D
HOLE missions between 25X1 D
All photography shows indications
- of light activity. Two moving targets on one
of the tank/assault-gun firing ranges were
constructed between
No other changes were observed.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
The area is served by secondary roads
from Yevpatoriya.
Yevpatoriya Airfield is located 2 kilometers
(km) northwest.
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F is secured and contains 3 revetted
explosives storage buildings.
I A POL storage area with 9 medium tanks
is located 1.5 km south at 45-12N 033-23E.
Small-Arms Firing Range
Area L contains a small-arms firing range
measuring 480 by 90 feet.
Area M1 is a v,-heeled-vehicle driver-
training area with 2 figure-8 courses.
Area M2 is a tracked-vehicle driver-
training course. This is a closed-circuit course
which contains a small oval circuit within a
larger circuit.
Area N1 is a 2,740-foot range with a 1,600-
foot firing lane and a moving-target run. The
firing lane appears old. Light ground scarring
is visible near the target run.
Area N2 is a 2,250-foot range with 4 moving-
target runs. Two scars extend from a static
firing line to the moving-target runs and ground
scarring is visible near the target runs. Two
of the target runs were constructed between
Artillery Emplacements (Batteries)
Area Q contains an abandoned AAA site
with 8 firing positions.
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