Valeriy Oleksandrovich Hubenko (, 1939-2000) was a Ukrainian military leader. He was the very first chief of the

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine ( SBGSU; , ; ) is the border guard of Ukraine. It is an independent law enforcement agency, organized by the Constitution of Ukraine as a military formation, the head of which is subordinated to the Pres ...

in 1991–1994, the second recipient of the General of the Army of Ukraine (1994).

External links

Valeriy Hubenko profile
at the Dovidka: Ukraine official today

at the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine website

Biography

He was born on January 25, 1939, in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

, Ukraine. He began his career in Melitopol. In 1958, he was drafted into the Border Guard troops and served in the Georgian Border District.

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1939 births 2000 deaths Military personnel from Kyiv Frunze Military Academy alumni Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni Recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Ukrainian border guards Generals of the Army (Ukraine) Burials at Baikove Cemetery {{Ukraine-bio-stub