Vitaly Bubenin

Vitaly Dmitrievich Bubenin
Portrait of Bubenin in a 1969 Soviet postal cover
Born	(1939-07-11) 11 July 1939 (age 85) Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Russia
Service/branch	Soviet Border Troops (1961–1991) Border Service of Russia (1991–1995)
Years of service	1961–1995
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Sino-Soviet border conflict Soviet-Afghan War
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union
Other work	Politician

Vitaly Dmitrievich Bubenin (Russian: Вита́лий Дми́триевич Бубе́нин; born 11 July 1939) was a Soviet Border Troops major general and recipient of the title Hero of the Soviet Union.^[1]