Vatutinki

Coordinates: 55°30′5″N 37°20′3″E / 55.50139°N 37.33417°E / 55.50139; 37.33417

Vatutinki, Microdistrict Central

Vatutinki (Russian: Вату́тинки) is a rural locality (a village) in Leninsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Desna River, 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) southwest of Moscow. Population: 11,081(2010 Census);[1] 9,581(2002 Census).[2]

The village is the location of a GRU base with Space Intelligence Directorate. It manages the Russian space reconnaissance program in coordination with the Fleet Intelligence Direction of the Fifth Directorate.

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