Valentin Bobryshev

Valentin Sergeyevich Bobryshev (Russian: Валентин Сергеевич Бобрышев; 5 March 1945 – 30 November 2022) was a Soviet and later Russian Army officer. He commanded the Leningrad Military District from 1997 to 2005, having reached the rank of General of the Army in 2003.

Biography Valentin Bobryshev was born on 5 March 1945 to a military family. He graduated from the Kyiv Suvorov Military School in 1963, and joined the Soviet Army the same year. and in November 1966, he became the commander of a reconnaissance platoon.

In September 1969, Bobryshev was the commander of a motorized rifle company. In October 1971, he was the deputy battalion commander. he became the commander of the 19th Guards Tank Nikolaev–Budapest Division of the Southern Group of Forces in Hungary.

In December 1995, Bobryshev became the Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the Leningrad Military District. Bobryshev was appointed acting commander of the Leningrad Military District.

On 5 March 2002, despite the Chechen incidents and setbacks, Bobryshev was part of formation of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division at Pskov, with Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov as part of the military reforms. Bobryshev was promoted to General of the Army by decree of the president of Russia on 21 February 2003. On 5 March 2005, Bobyrshev was awarded the Order of Honor.

On 10 March 2005, Bobryshev, by now aged 60, was succeeded in his post by Igor Puzanov.

Personal life Bobryshev lived in Saint Petersburg, and had worked as deputy head of the October Railway of Russian Railways in 2009.

Bobryshev was married and had a son and daughter.