Volodymyr Shkidchenko

Volodymyr Petrovych Shkidchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Петрович Шкідченко; born January 1, 1948, Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia) is a Ukrainian military officer, General of Army of Ukraine. Minister of Defence of Ukraine (November 12, 2001 — June 25, 2003).

Volodymyr Shkidchenko Володимир Шкідченко
Volodymyr Shkidchenko during his visit to Washington
5th Minister of Defence of Ukraine
In office 12 November 2001 – 25 June 2003
President	Leonid Kuchma
Preceded by	Oleksandr Kuzmuk
Succeeded by	Yevhen Marchuk
2nd Chief of the General Staff
In office 30 September 1998 – 13 November 2001
Preceded by	Oleksandr Zatynaiko
Succeeded by	Petro Shulyak
Personal details
Born	(1948-01-01)1 January 1948 Chita, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Awards	Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd & 3rd class
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union (1970–1991)  Ukraine (1991–2003)
Branch/service	Soviet Army Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service	1970–2003
Rank	General of the army

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• Biography

Military offices
Preceded by Vitaliy Radetsky	Commander of the 6th Army Corps 1992–1993	Succeeded by Oleh Shustenko
Preceded by Vitaliy Radetsky	Commander of the OK South (Odessa Military District) 1993–1998	Succeeded by Oleksandr Zatynaiko
Preceded by Oleksandr Zatynaiko	Chief of the General Staff 1998–2001	Succeeded by Mykola Palchuk