Oh how things change. Since 2001 there have been Open Skies Treaty missions flying all over Russia taking as many pictures as we like. In fact we have a Team heading up towards the Kola Peninsula as I write, and its only a few weeks since we were over Sakhalin Island and the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Oh and yes, they do exactly the same over the UK. That's what those Op GREENFINCH (UNCLAS!) signals are about - but I have yet to work out why they almost always want to fly over at least one of the London Airports!
As a 'Cold War Warrior', I have to say it's really strange to walk into Red Square for the first time with a bunch of Russians, especially military officers!
Back to 814man, did any of those 'tree' buildings contain these?:
STH