NEW DIVISION IN THE FAR EAST MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9

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December 28, 2016

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September 22, 2010

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August 1, 1980

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 // Cnnrnf & imagery analysis report New Division in the Far East Military District, -USSR (S) Secret Z-20083/80 IAN-Al 88/80 AUGUST 1980 Copy 16 7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 SECRET NEW DIVISION IN THE FAR EAST MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR (S) (SCI)) Forty-two medium tanks (Figure 1) were observed at Skovorodino Army Barracks USSR, on imagery of This is the first deployment of' equip- ment to this probable division-sized installation, which is strategically located on the Trans- Siberian Railroad, 30 nautical miles north of the Sino-Soviet Border (Figure 2). 2. (S/D) Skovorodino Army Barracks (Figure 3) was first identified on imagery of It had not been present in March of 1979. On imagery of construction was observed in the administration area, and vehicle parks were being cleared. The construction camp was on the eastern edge of the installation. 3. (S/I)) The sire and configuration of Skovorodino Army Barracks indicate that either a tank or motorised rifle division will probably he housed there; however, the lack of tank divisions in the Far Fast Military District suggests the formation of a motorized rifle division. (S) Comments and queries regarding this report are welcom %\aisaw Pact Forces Division, Imagery F:.tiploitation Group, NPIC, It ,\/.\ /J/ L-_00( 3/g`i'll 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD I SKOVORODINO Chita Drovy an aya Olovyannaya Vladivostok Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9 Secret Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/22 : CIA-RDP80T01782R000100160001-9