Vatutinki (russian: Вату́тинки) is a
rural locality
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(a
village
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) in
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug (russian: Новомосковский административный округ), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow. The okrug was created on July 1, 2012.
The administrative center ...
of the
federal city
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Germany
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of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Desna River
The Desna (russian: Десна́; uk, Десна) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left-tributary of the Dnieper. Its name means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. It has a length of , and its drainage basin covers . . Its population as of the
2010 Census was 11,081;
up from 9,581 recorded in the
2002 Census.
Vatutinki was a part of
Leninsky District of
Moscow Oblast until July 1, 2012, when a part of that district was merged into Moscow.
The village is the location of a
GRU
The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, rus, Гла́вное управле́ние Генера́льного шта́ба Вооружённых сил Росси́йской Федера́ци ...
base with Space Intelligence Directorate. It manages the Russian space reconnaissance program in coordination with the Fleet Intelligence Direction of the Fifth Directorate.
References
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External links
Information about GRU command in Vatutinki
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
Rural localities under jurisdiction of Moscow