Volodymyr Petrovych Shkidchenko ( uk, Володимир Петрович Шкідченко; born January 1, 1948,

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military officer, General of Army of Ukraine. Minister of Defence of Ukraine (November 12, 2001 — June 25, 2003).

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1948 births Living people People from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology alumni Generals of the Army (Ukraine) Chiefs of the General Staff (Ukraine) Defence ministers of Ukraine Russian emigrants to Ukraine Russian people of Ukrainian descent Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class Frunze Military Academy alumni Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni Laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology {{Ukraine-mil-bio-stub