Valeriy Hubenko

Valeriy Oleksandrovich Hubenko (Ukrainian: Валерій Олександрович Губенко, 1939-2000) was a Ukrainian military leader. He was the very first chief of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in 1991–1994, the second recipient of the General of the Army of Ukraine (1994).^[1]

Valeriy Hubenko
In office 24 August 1991 – 21 July 1994
Prime Minister	Vitold Fokin Leonid Kuchma
Personal details
Born	(1939-01-25)January 25, 1939 Kyiv, Ukraine
Died	February 19, 2000(2000-02-19) (aged 61)
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Ukraine
Branch/service	Soviet Border Troops State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Years of service	1953-1994
Rank	General of the Army

External links

• Valeriy Hubenko profile at the Dovidka: Ukraine official today
• Valeriy Hubenko profile at the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine website

Biography

He was born on January 25, 1939, in Kyiv, Ukraine. He began his career in Melitopol. In 1958, he was drafted into the Border Guard troops and served in the Georgian Border District.