Vasyl Sobkov
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Colonel General Vasyl Tomofiyovych Sobkov (Ukrainian: Василь Тимофійович Собков; 20 October 1944 - 1 April 2020), was a Ukrainian military figure, who had served as the Deputy Minister of Defense from 1994 to 1998.
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Native name | Василь Тимофійович Собков |
Birth name | Vasyl Tomofiyovych Sobkov |
Born | (1944-10-29)29 October 1944 Lysanitsi, Ukraine, Soviet Union |
Died | 1 April 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 75)[1] Kyiv, Ukraine |
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Rank | Colonel general |
Commands held | Carpathian Military District (1992-1994) |
Battles/wars | Soviet-Afghan War |
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Sobkov also served as the commander of the Carpathian Military District in post-independent Ukraine from 1992 to 1994.
In 1992, Sobkov served as the Chief of the Main Staff — First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine.