Valeriy Shmarov

Valeriy Shmarov
Валерій Шмаров
Shmarov in 1996
Minister of Defence
In office
10 October 1994 – 8 July 1996
Preceded byVitalyi Radetskyi
Succeeded byOleksandr Kuzmuk
Personal details
Born(1945-08-14)14 August 1945
Tomashpil Raion, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died14 October 2018(2018-10-14) (aged 73)
Kyiv, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
SpouseOlha Viktorovna
Relationsmarried
ChildrenKateryna (1968)
Tymur (1972)
Alma materKyiv University
CommitteesNational Security and Defence (1998)
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union
Years of serviceJuly 1972 – May 1973

Valeriy Shmarov (Ukrainian: Валерій Миколайович Шмаров; 14 August 1945 – 14 October 2018) was a Ukrainian politician.[1] From 10 October 1994 to 8 July 1996 he was the third Minister of Defence of Ukraine.[2][3]