Vasyl Sobkov

Vasyl Sobkov
Native name
Василь Тимофійович Собков
Birth nameVasyl Tomofiyovych Sobkov
Born(1944-10-29)29 October 1944
Lysanitsi, Ukraine, Soviet Union
Died1 April 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 75)[1]
Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Ukraine
Service/branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
RankColonel general
Commands heldCarpathian Military District (1992-1994)
Battles/warsSoviet-Afghan War

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Генерал-полковник Собков Василий Тимофеевич умер 1 апреля 2020 года". 2020-04-06. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

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