Vatutinki
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Vatutinki
Вату́тинки | |
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  Vatutinki  Vatutinki | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′5″N 37°20′3″E / 55.50139°N 37.33417°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Moscow |
| District | Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
Vatutinki (Russian: Вату́тинки) is a rural locality (a village) in Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia, located on the Desna River. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 11,081;[1] up from 9,581 recorded in the 2002 Census.[2]
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 base with Space Intelligence Directorate. It manages the Russian space reconnaissance program in coordination with the Fleet Intelligence Direction of the Fifth Directorate.