Valentin Bobryshev was born on 5 March 1945 to a military family. He graduated from the
Kyiv Suvorov Military School in 1963, and joined the Soviet Army the same year. and in November 1966, he became the commander of a reconnaissance platoon. In September 1969, Bobryshev was the commander of a motorized rifle company. In October 1971, he was the deputy battalion commander. he became the commander of the
19th Guards Tank Nikolaev–Budapest Division of the
Southern Group of Forces in Hungary. In December 1995, Bobryshev became the Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the
Leningrad Military District. Bobryshev was appointed acting commander of the Leningrad Military District. On 5 March 2002, despite the Chechen incidents and setbacks, Bobryshev was part of formation of the
76th Guards Air Assault Division at
Pskov, with Defence Minister
Sergei Ivanov as part of the military reforms. Bobryshev was promoted to General of the Army by decree of the president of Russia on 21 February 2003. On 5 March 2005, Bobyrshev was awarded the
Order of Honor. On 10 March 2005, Bobryshev, by now aged 60, was succeeded in his post by
Igor Puzanov. ==Personal life==