533rd Missile Regiment

533-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 52937

Activated 1966 in Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, under the 28th Guards Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 1971 with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos in area BRK-8.

Construction of a new LCF (Type IIIX silo) (Launch Control Facility MM) began 6.77 near silo 69M, but construction stopped 1.78, and the silo was backfilled, as the planned conversion to UR-100N (SS-19) was cancelled.

The regiment stood down and was disbanded 1987.

US designation: 1971 - 1987 Kozelsk ICBM Complex - Launch Group M (Ten Type IIID silos):

• silo 68M: 54 19 16N, 35 21 33E
• silo 69M: 54 17 23N, 35 13 43E - control site
• silo 70M: 54 16 52N, 35 06 49E
• silo 72M: 54 21 56N, 35 16 26E
• silo 73M: 54 21 48N, 35 09 03E
• silo 76M: 54 14 39N, 35 15 26E
• silo 81M: 54 10 50N, 35 17 48E
• silo 84M: 54 13 27N, 35 04 28E
• silo 86M: 54 11 43N, 35 09 36E
• silo 88M: 54 17 51N, 35 26 55E