ARCH-ROOFED STORAGE BUILDINGS AT BOGDANOVKA AMMUNITION DEPOT, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500110017-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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ARCH-ROOFED STORAGE BUILDINGS
AT BOGDANOVKA AMMUNITION DEPOT, USSR
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25X1A Bogdanovka Ammunition I)epot
The depot is approximately 210 nm northeast
of the Rumanian border (Figure 1). Two arch-
roofed storage buildings have been constructed
25X1AlI is located about E nautical mile (nm)
northeast of E3ogdanovka in the western part
of the l'SSR at coordinates 48-46N 32-30F.
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at the depot since
arch-roofed buildings.. Earth scarring in line
with the 3 revetted buildings may indicate future
construction. The unidentified structure lo-
cated in the southeastern corner of the depot,
was constructed between
An administration and housing area is
located south of the depot. Installations in the
vit?iinity of the depot are- listed-- in Table 1.
Chronology of construction at the depot is
presenteL in Table 2.
DESCRIPTION OF ARCH-ROOFED STORAGE BUILDINGS.'
"Ilse eastern arch-roofed storage building
measure approximately 215 by 35 feet prior
to being earth covered; the western building
measure 200 by 35 feet (IF igure 3). The build-
ings are -on structed of precast concrete sections
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DEPOT
The depot is a rail-served, lie: ilv-secured
installation containing approximately ?14 conven-
tional ammunition warehouses, I 1 general ser-
vice warehouses, and 4 small support buildings.
Three revetted storage buildings, 2 arch-roofed
buildings, and an unidentified structure are
located in a separately secured area on the
eastern side of the depot (1 igures 2 and 3).
The 3 revetted storage buildings 'are- aligned
perpendicailar, to it service road south of the
observed in Ctiha. I f : lthough the western arch-
BODANOVKA
Railroad. double track
Railroad. single track
o ?i
Kopani
FIGURE 1. LOCATION MAP..?
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BOGDANOVKA
.AMMUNITION DEPOT
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roofed building was not earth covered at thetime
of the latest photography , it
may be presumed that this building will also he
earth covered. Arch-roofed buildings have been
observed in other parts of the I'SSR, including
-those see in the areas of Arys, plan-('de, ttnd
Vvshkov. 2-41
The rch-roofed buildings are situated at
an angle o the service road, apparently for the
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purpose of facilitating movements of long vehi-
cles into the buildings. The service roads to
the buildings were apparently not completed at
the time of the latest photographs' of the depot.
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l)nuhli -4-cured -tor;t_r? an?;I ,v,ntainin_ a
number (if .1i-pir-e,l tt urehou-e- in :. ttou.ie.l
aria fir-I oh-en e,l nil lots-re_ol it ion
lthotn_r.yrht
F:\e:nalion and road -\-rem in art?a ca-t of
nuti,, rlurn_.? area at future -it,- of :I rt?-
tette,l hld_-: .?~.`atatitin an.I road to area
n.?ar ~F: corner of -i,e nt fit ure I,.cution ..f
urtn-Iene.?- around nett area ca-t t j r am
`area: -or.e :nl~lilntn;il ttan?hl II III r ;kill
:trey I? --lt run-truck-1. I-nlat,?tI
hl,l_ in -F: t-oriIt-r of -ite untl.?r eon-Intetion
l-hro.? r.?-tied. -- l,le,e: Ln--ihl.?
eleari n_ atlja, ent to ~:: n?t.?It,?iI W d_- an,l :.t
hitur,- -it,- of arrl;-roof-! 1,11_ i-l ite,l
I'M_ in -1: .-??rn.?r . o? il.l.?t,?
F:.rth -tar- at future -ite ?f ;ireli-n,nf.?.I hltl_-
On,- :tr. L-roofe.i l,LI_ enml.Iele, other iii late
tu_e, of eon-Inu-tton: neither Will-, earth _
IinN1 :,rel;-mole,! hld_- can (,lete? ca-t.?rn I l.l_
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