3767th Complex Logistics Base
Unit Identification and Designations
The 3767th Complex Logistics Base is a formation of the Russian Armed Forces’ Material-Technical Support system, formally designated as military unit 96129. In Russian nomenclature it is a kompleksnaya baza materialno-tekhnicheskogo obespecheniya, often abbreviated as KB MTO. The base is associated with multiple hyphenated subordinate postal designations provided in the input, specifically military unit 96129-3, 96129-6, 96129-7, 96129-10, and 96129-15. In Russian Ministry of Defense practice, such hyphenated extensions denote separate detachments or sites administratively subordinate to the parent unit.
Organizational Context and Subordination
Complex Logistics Bases are integral nodes of the Russian Ministry of Defense’s Material-Technical Support system. They operate under the logistics apparatus of their respective Military District and ultimately under the Deputy Minister of Defense for Logistics. As of 2023–2025, the Deputy Minister of Defense for Logistics is Colonel General Aleksey Kuzmenkov. Complex Logistics Bases provide storage, accounting, preservation, and issuance of materiel across categories, support strategic and operational movements, and interface with logistics brigades, railway troops, and pipeline troops for distribution.
Subordinate Postal Designations Provided
The following subordinate designations are associated with the 3767th Complex Logistics Base: 96129-3, 96129-6, 96129-7, 96129-10, and 96129-15. In Russian administrative and postal usage, these extensions identify distinct subordinate elements of the parent unit. They are used for correspondence, personnel assignment references, and logistical documentation. Publicly accessible and authoritative open sources that specify the exact locations or functional specialization of these particular detachments are limited; the Ministry of Defense does not routinely disclose detailed garrison addresses or stock profiles for such units.
Core Functions and Supply Categories
Complex Logistics Bases receive, store, maintain, account for, and issue materiel for supported formations. Materiel categories typically include missile and artillery armament and ammunition, fuel and lubricants, engineering property, automotive property and spare parts, clothing and general supply, foodstuffs, medical supply, nuclear, biological and chemical defense property, and construction materials. Bases also maintain mobilization reserves and perform transfer operations between rail and road transport while sustaining preservation schedules for stored equipment in accordance with Russian technical regulations.
Infrastructure and Facilities
Infrastructure at complex logistics bases generally includes guarded perimeters, controlled access points, administrative and technical buildings, heated and unheated warehouses, open hardstands for oversize equipment, maintenance and preservation workshops, internal road networks, and weighbridges. Ammunition areas are commonly arranged in earth-bermed revetments with separation distances to meet explosive safety requirements, while fuel storage is typically housed in tank farms with berms and firefighting systems. Rail spurs or nearby railheads are characteristic features enabling high-volume transshipment.
Transportation Interfaces and Throughput
The principal throughput for complex logistics bases is by rail for long-distance movement and by military and contracted commercial trucks for onward distribution. Facilities are configured for rail-to-road transloading, with loading ramps, cranes, forklifts, and staging areas for convoy formation. Bases implement inventory control and accounting procedures mandated by Ministry of Defense regulations, which include acceptance, periodic inspection, rotation, and issuance protocols designed to maintain readiness and reduce losses during storage and handling.
Security, Explosive Safety, and Fire Protection
Security measures at Russian logistics bases include perimeter fencing, access control, guard posts, patrol routes, and surveillance coverage. Ammunition storage adheres to explosive safety distances with segregated cells and traverses to limit sympathetic detonation risk. Fire protection infrastructure includes hydrants, water reserves, and specialized firefighting equipment for ammunition and fuel areas. Bases implement procedures for lightning protection, spill containment for fuel storage, and hazardous materials handling in line with Russian military technical standards.
Operational Relevance since 2022
Since February 2022, complex logistics bases in western Russia have been central to staging and sustaining operations, serving as hubs for prepositioning, replenishment, and repair flows. Ammunition and fuel depots across regions such as Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, and Smolensk have been repeatedly targeted in the conflict, prompting dispersion, camouflage, and reinforcement of air defense and physical security at logistics installations. These operational pressures affect storage practices, convoy scheduling, and the distribution tempo across the logistics network that includes complex logistics bases.
Interactions with Supporting Troops and Services
Complex logistics bases interoperate with logistics brigades for distribution, with railway troops for rail infrastructure support and repair, and with pipeline troops for fuel distribution through deployable pipeline systems when required. They also coordinate with repair and recovery units for equipment preservation and with medical and NBC defense services for specialized storage and handling of sensitive materiel. This integration enables continuity of supply from strategic stockpiles to tactical units.
Information Availability and Verification Status
Specific details such as the exact garrison locations, site layouts, stock levels, command personnel, and detachment roles for military unit 96129 and its subordinate postal designations 96129-3, 96129-6, 96129-7, 96129-10, and 96129-15 are not published by the Russian Ministry of Defense and are not available in authoritative open sources. Where such information appears in open reporting, it commonly derives from unofficial compilations, local media, or incidental legal and procurement documents and requires independent verification before use.
Recognition Indicators for Imagery and On-Site Observation
Observable indicators consistent with complex logistics bases include one or more rail sidings with transloading platforms, extensive warehouse clusters, grids of earth-bermed ammunition revetments, large fuel tank farms with spill berms, open paved or gravel hardstands with dense vehicle packing, maintenance shops with preservation activity, and guarded perimeters with multiple access control points. Regular heavy truck movements to and from rail nodes, combined with the presence of specialized firefighting assets and hazardous materials signage, further support identification.
Collection Priorities and Analytical Focus
Priority tasks for verification include geolocation of the headquarters element of military unit 96129, confirmation of each subordinate detachment corresponding to 96129-3, 96129-6, 96129-7, 96129-10, and 96129-15, identification of rail interfaces and ammunition or fuel storage sectors, and observation of convoy generation patterns. Cross-referencing high-resolution satellite imagery with railway freight activity, local administrative records, court and procurement filings, and credible photographic evidence can establish precise site functions and capacity without relying on unverified claims.