Vitaly Zholobov Виталий Жолобов Віталій Жолобов | |
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 Boris Volynov (left) and Vitaly Zholobov on a 1976 Soviet stamp | |
| Governor of Kherson Oblast | |
| In office 11 July 1995 – 7 June 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Yurii Karasyk |
| Chairman of the Kherson Oblast Council | |
| In office 7 July 1994 – 27 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Kushnerenko |
| Succeeded by | Valerii Tretyakov |
| Born | 18 June 1937 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 49d 06h 23m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Missions | Soyuz 21 |
Vitaly Mikhaylovich Zholobov (Russian: Виталий Михайлович Жолобов; Ukrainian: Віталій Михайлович Жолобов; born 18 June 1937) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the flight engineer, and a former head of Kherson Regional Council in Ukraine.