TOWN INFORMATION ON CHERNOVTSY, DROGOBYCH, ORDZHONIKIDZE, AND LUMINETS

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• Publication Date: August 28, 1961
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Isplonage Laws, This
18. O.S.O. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorined person is prohibited by law.
SUBJECT Town Information on Chernovtsy,
Drogobych, Ordzhonikidze, and
Luninets
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTH I E.
a. Chernottsy, Ukrainian SSR. Town plan locating 4+9 points, including
,industrial plants and military installations.
Three pages and p..an.
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b. Drogobych, Ukrainian SSR. A four-page report which includes ion
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c. 0rdzh6nikidze, North Osetian ASSR. Town plan and. four-page legend
locating 40 points. including industrial_military,and municipal,
d. Luninets (N 52-15, E 26-1+8 a an SSR. Four-page report
supplying general town information.)
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USSR (Belorussian SSR)
General Information on Luninets
1? im 1g", ffie tm of 2 inets 'j2-15, r26-49 in the Brest
Oblast had a population of about 10,000, 60 percent of vhcros ere
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Belorussians. The town had changed little in appearance since the
days of Polish rule, and only recently had any new construction been
carried out. The new buildings, most of which were government insti-
tutions and offices, were usually two stories high, while the older
ones were mostly one story high.
3. The industries in the town were not particularly noteworthy, a large
portion of the population working in the neighboring kolkhozy. The
largest enterprise in Luninets was a sawmill employing about 40-50
sie, possibly 400-5000 workers. A cooperative called the Sve$oea
Artel, which comprised several shoemakers and tailors shops, machine
shops, smithies, and a soda water plant employed about 300 workers. The
railroad locomotbve workshops, which were capable of routine repairs
only, had existed during the Polish regime and employed between 300 and
350 workers. In mid-1958, the equipment and some of thepersonnel of
the rolling stock repair shops, which had employed about 300 workers,
were transferred to Baranovichi.
4. The town's principal thoroughfares were paved with rough stones, and
its Bide streets were no more than dirt roads. The town had no central
sewage or water supply systems. Luninets received its electricity
from the railroad power plant, which operated on coal and was equipped
with three 175-kilowatt generators. Construction of a new railroad
station had begun in the early 1950's and was still not eomp]eted in 1959.
5. There were two 10-grade schools in Luninets, one of which was run by
the Railroad Directorate and the other by the Idinicipal Department of
Education.
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6. An air force interceptor regiment (polk istrebitelnoy aviatsii)
commanded by Col. Ivanov (fnu) was billeted in old Polish barracks on
Pochtovaya Street. The airfield of the regiment, which had a concrete-
surfaced runway, van about 4 kilometers northwest of Iuninets. In
early 1959, the regiment was equipped With MQ4I-19's, numbering
about 35 aircraft.
7. During a fire in mid-1958, a kolkhoz at Lyubon LW52-13, B27-087 suffered
very heavy damage, including the loss of some 300 cows and a large
quantity of fodder. As a result of this incident, the majority of
key office holders in the district administration were replaced.
Personalities in Luninets
8.
a. Col. (Reserves) Andryawv (fhu), chairman of the municipal
council since early 1959
b. Ivan Kalilets, first secretary of the district Party committee
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c. ldzerskiy (fnu), district prosecutor for many years]
d. Lt. Col. Sidorenko (fhu), commander of the district military
commissariat (rsyvoenkomat) until the fall of 1958
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e. Capt. Sidorov (fnu), commander of the district Militia office
since early 1959 and formerly with the Pinsk dlitiaJ
f. Sychov (fnu), chairman of the municipal executive comittee
(Pred. Raispolkona) since the fall of 1958,
g. Maria ?asilyevna Tichina, second secretary of the district
Partyaommi.tteq'
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ToMn Plan of Chernrnrts7
Attached is a plan of Cheranter, seals 1:12, 1, with 1"sM as
follows:
-1. adtted Goofs r rs No. 1 (Trileetashad7$ Pwrilca No. 1), loosted
at the sorer of Pr t.ka a and ratsalasfs. Tire acts bsilAiai
V" a larp sew-story structure. Mhe ftetsa7 shared abSSt 1,000
wsltear's sad JTrO *ed silk fabrics, caritrsss, tricot v r, oft.
2. bbsr M we rasters (aesis- Jsbrits), 1.eated an
Prattga Sr sethe pow: statirea. An o1d factory iieh ras aspen"
attar thrlt WO IZ, it amplsrs+l sbs t 800 workers 12 this. stilts. Ike
frietees rrsiased rODear shoes, r'Obsr boots, a*d sloth shwas with
rsbtioar sales (issssssl ) at the rate or about 2,000 Tin (or
aU ltlais) psi stdf"t.
3. Piece 20s4s lrstoary No. 8 (2alasteariyM NO hbr1ka No. 1), located an
lrats~p~-. Us fawbovs sd ati.at 290 ..steers =a jeeirteed
wariws s boas, inslWiad ribbons, Pauses, sesrves, set ],ace.
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5. Electric power station, fueled by coal, with one metal ahima?ey.
6. droats factory, (trip fbrika), located in a three-story building,
which employed about 150 workers.
7. Machine Tool Plant (Stankostroitelny Zavod), located on Prutska7a.
It employed about 600 workers and produced, among other things, oil
drilling rigs.
8. Sugar Factory, an old plant which was not expanded after World
War II. it employed about 500 workers during the production season.
9. Distillery (Spirt Zawod), which produced crude spirit and employed about
150 workers.
10. Oil and Fats Coadtine Liiaslo-$hir 10mbinat), which primarily produced
sunflower seed oil. jt employed Ibout 150 workers.
11. City Water Worki and Purifying Plant.
12. Saw mill (Lesopilny Zsvod).
13. Beat Products Combine (p uokombinat), which included a slaughter house,
refrigeration stores, and sausage-asking shop.
14. Brewery No. 2.
15. Brewery No. 1.
16. Bathhouse of the railroads (Zhel Dor Banya).
17. City Hospital No. 5.
18. Oblast Hospital (dbl. Bolnitsa).
19. Hospital for mental diseases (psikho bolnitsa).
20. Military garrison Hospital (Sarnisonny Toenny Iospital).
21. Officers. Club (Dom Ofitserov).
22. Oblast Militia Directorate(Obl. Wpravleniye wilitsii), on Iweitna.
23. Militia Station No. 1 (Z - Tore Otdeleniye Militsii).
84. Jail (tynrma).
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25. Oblispolkon.
2G. Obkou tousomola, in a three-story building.
27. forispolkon.
28. forkos Perth.
29. State Bank (Sosbank).
30. Chernovtsy branch of the Lvov Railroads (Chernovitskiy Otdel
Lyervskoy Zhel-Dorogy).
31. City fire brigade come" (for. Posharnsya tan").
32. Automatic telephone exchange.
33. Faculty of history of Chernovtsy University.
34. Main buildings d the university.
35. Kiev Hotel, a four-story building.
37. Chervone Bucovina Hotel.
38. Central post office.
39. Ukrainian dramatic theater.
40. Oblast 10 office (Obl. lf$).
41. DCBAAF city committee.
42. for-Ohl. ?oeakematy, a three-story building.
43. Xoasendantura foroda and garrison Jail.
44. Barracks of an artillery unit the also of a regi*ent (pok).
45. Barracks of a rifle regisent (strelkovy polk).
46. Barracks (occupants unknown).
47. School for infantry offieers(Pethotnoye Ualnilishahe).
48. Barracks of an air force unit.
4g. streetcar and trolley bus depot (Trolebbusno- Tramvaynnoye Depo).
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COUNM : USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
SUBJECT : General Information on Drogobych
1. The city of Drogobych LA 9-21., E23-30J was an Oblast tom in the
Drogobych Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, until early 1957, at which time
the oblast was ramrod to have been abolished and its area attached
to the Lvov Oblast. In 19111, Drogobych had a population of 35,004,
a figure which had about doubled by 1956. About two-thirds of the
population were Ukrainian.
Industry and Utilities
2. Drogobych was the center of the oil industry. It had two refineries,
Nos. 1 and 2, both of which had been built before World War II and
employed 700 and 1,200 workers respectively. No changes had been intro-
duced at Refinery No. 2, but a cracking plant had been added by the
Soviets to Refinery No. 2. Refinery no. 2 produced red-colored high
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octane gasoline for high-revolution actors, paraffin, and solidol
Zsii27. Kerosene was the chief product of both refineries;
neither aircraft gas mr lubricants was
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produced. Gasoline for the civilian aircraft which made flights
within the Ukrainian SSR from the small airport in Drogobych was supplied
from East Germany.
3. A large fuel base (neftebasa) supplying the entire oblast with kerosene,
gasoline, and lubricants was built after World War II on the Drogobych/
Stryy road, opposite Refinery No. 1.
4. A mechanical plant (mekhanisheskiy zavdd) which produced metal
products for construction purposes was located in a suburb of
Drogobych. The plant had small casting furnaces and employed about
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5. A small foundry (Chugunno-Liteyniy Zavod) was located on the outskirts
of Drogobych, on tie road to Traskavets. It produced small components
for agricultural machinery and employed abort 200 Workers.
6. Two sawmills, a spirits and liqueur distillery, and two brick factories
were located in the town.
7. In late 1956, construction was begun of a factory for ready-made
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going to be a very large plant which would employ thousands of people.
8. Drogobych had a central gas supply with a network of pipes connected
to most houses in the town.
9. Commamieation between various parts of the city was carried out by
means of buses only.
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10. The city received its drinking water from sources Inthe village of
Yrozh, 20 kilometers away. A large pumping station had been built
near the village from Mich the water was carried by pipes into the
Town Institutions
U. The city directorate of the MVD was located on Dzerzhinskovo, a
street leading to Stryy.
12. The Oblast prosecutors' offices were located opposite the MPD.
13. The Sorsovet was located on Stovatskovo, in the center of town.
14. The Aorkom was located in the salatcipality building (ratush) in the
market place (rink).
Military Information
15. An artillery unit was stationed in former Polish barracks on Tasileva
Street (formerly Truskawieeka).
16. Several aray formations, including tank units, were stationed in the
woods on bow sides of the road to Truskavets, about 5 kilometers from
Drogobych. The prison w* h had formerly occupied the site had
been closed, and some of its buildings were used to house juvenile
delinquents under supervision. The buildings where the prison wardens
once lived were being used to aecon?odate the officers serving in
tinVI_ui inn
17. A military airfield was located near Stryy, not far from the village
of Meshukhov. The village houses were dispersed along the road, and
the airfield was located about two kilometers from them. As early
as 1951/1952 jet aircraft could be seen from the road parked along the
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runways. Paratroop training was also carried out on this field.
18. The garrison headquarters of Drogobych and s jail for military
offenders was located on lfitskiewich Street.
19. The town military commissariat occupied a two-story building on Ivan
Franko (formerly Nisnianska).
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COUNTRY : USSR (Severn-Osetinskaya ASSR)
SUBJECT : Town Plan of Ordzhonikidze
Attached is an overlay to a town plan of Ordzhonikidze /N43-00, E44-4p/?,
scale 1:12, 500, with legend.
Preface: Most of the buildings in Ordzhonikidze were two and three stories
high, though some were five stories. The main streets were
surfaced with asphalt, but most streets were paved with rough
stone. Until 1956 the town's public transport service consisted
of two streetcar routes; in 1956 a trolleybus route was also
introduced. In the town center there were central water and
sewage systems, but the central supply of natural gas, which
was to have been provided by pipeline from Mozdok, had yet to be
installed in 1956. In 1956, there still was no television station in
the city. Most of the construction work in Ordzhonikidze was
being carried out in the northwest part of the town, where complete
housing projects were under construction.
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1. North Caucasian Metallurgical Institute (Severo Kavkazkiy Gorny
Institut), which conducted five-year courses.
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2. Starch Factory (Krokhmalny Zavod).
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3. Meat Products Combine (Myasokombinat), on Mikh 1 ovskoye shosse.
4. Military Motor Transport Officers School (Voennoye Avto Uchilishche).
5. Central transformer station (glavnaya podstantsya).
6. Zinc and Lead Works (Elektrotsink) which, in 1956, was in the process
of expansion. According to hearsay, Elektrotsink comprised a secret
department or plant called "Babitovy Zavod", which produced special
(hard) metals.
7. Tannery (khoz. zavod).
8. Ordzhonikidze Railroad Directorate (Upravleniye Ordzhonikidzovskoy
Zhel. Dorogi).
9. Medical Technicum (Med. Tekhnikum).
10. Army barracks, possibly occupied by a mountain artillery unit.
11. Oblast hospital (obl. bolnitsa), on Gospitalnaya Street.
12. Civilian POL dump (nefte baza).
13. Glass Factory (Stelkolny Zavod), which primarily manufactured glass
jars for the food preserves industry.
14. Prison camp.
15. Civil airfield, which had very little traffic; no jet aircraft were seen there.
16. Concrete bridge for two-lane traffic, about 100 meters long, over the
Terek River; it was constructed after World War II.
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17. Railroad Car Repair Plant (Vagono Remontny Zavod), which
manufactured and repaired railroad passenger, freight, and tankcars.
18. Railroad workshop (parovoznoye depo).
19. Central post office (glav pochta).
20. A wood pedestrian bridge spanning the Terek, which was 200 meters
long, 2 or 3 meters wide, and had metal supports.
21. Supreme Soviet of the Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR (Verkhovny Sovet
Osetinskoy ASSR).
22. Ministry of the Interior (MVD) of the Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, housed
in a five-story building on Prospekt Stalina. A neighboring building
housed a border guard officers school (ofitserskoye pogran uchilishche).
23. Location, in 1956, of artillery and tank units.
24. Ammunition and Explosives Stores, which occupied an extensive area
surrounded by a barbed-wire fence and mm under military guard.
25. Suvorov Military School (Suvorovskoye Uchilishche).
26. A construction technicum (Stroitelnoye tekhnikum) subordinate to the
Ministry of Oil Industry. This four- story building had been occupied by
an oil industry technicum (neftyanoye tekhnikum) until 1956.
27. Furniture Factory (Mebelnaya Fabrik).
28. Insane Asylum (Psikho Bolnitsa).
29. Agricultural College (Selkhoz Institute), on Tolstogo Street.
30. Terek Hotel, a four-story building at 56 Staling.
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Rodin Movie Theater and State Bank.
32.
Financial Technicum (Finansovoye Tekhnikum) and City Financial
Department (Gor. Fin. Otdel).
33.
Town Military Commissariat (Gor. Voenkomat).
34.
Metallurgical Technicum (Gornoye Tekhnikum). An army unit was
stationed next door to the technicum.
35.
The KGB Directorate of the Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, on Prospekt
Stalina.
36.
Inturist Hotel.
37.
Council of Ministers of the Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, on Prospekt
Stalina.
38.
Border Guard Officers School (Ofitserskoye Pogran Uchilishche).
39.
Interurban bus terminal.
40.
Water distilling and pumping station.
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