5th Fortified Area

5-й Укреплённый Район

Military Unit: 69615

Activated 5.70 in Popovka, Primorskiy Kray.

Organisation 1970-1989:

• 705th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 800th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 880th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 69th independent Tank Battalion with 31 T-54/55 (including some OT-55 flame throwing tanks)
• 000 independent Reaktive Artillery Battalion with 18 BM-21 Grad
• 166th independent Communications Company

Disbanded 1993.

Subordination:

• 5th Combined Arms Army, 5.70 - 1993

Main base:

• Popovka, Primorskiy Kray, 5.70 - 1993 [44 26 11N, 131 57 50E] - parts located in forward position at Boguslavka [44 29 16N, 131 34 29E]