Kapashin, Valery Petrovich

Childhood

He graduated from high school in 1967. He entered the Kharkov State University named after A.M. Gorky , but did not pass the competition.

Military Service

In the Soviet army since 1967. In 1971 he graduated from the Saratov Higher Military Engineering School of Chemical Protection with honors. He served in the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops as platoon commander, training company commander , commander of a separate chemical defense battalion . The military ranks of " senior lieutenant " and " captain " received ahead of schedule.

In 1982, he graduated from the C.M. Timoshenko Military Academy of Chemical Protection named after Marshal of the Soviet Union . Since 1982 - chief of staff of the 28th separate regiment of chemical protection of the Ural military district ( Zlatoust ), since 1983 - commander of this regiment. At the head of this regiment took part in the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident , performed combat missions in the disaster area for 6 months. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star, and the regiment - the pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR "For Courage" .

Since 1986 - Deputy Chief of the Chemical Forces of the Ural Military District, Chief of Staff of the Chemical Forces of the Southern Group of Forces ( Hungary ), Head of the Chemical Forces of the Western Strategic Direction .

Since 1991, he served in the Turkestan Military District as the head of the State Chemical Research and Testing Institute-training ground , which was deployed in the city of Nukus on the territory of the Republic of Karakalpakstan . Since June 1993 - the chief of the troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection of the Far Eastern Military District ^[1] . Major General (11.29.1993 ^[2] ). Since 1996 - Head of the Department for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops (RHBZ) - Deputy Head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops. He refused the offer to become the head of the chemical defense troops of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine ^[3] . Participated in the aftermath of the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake .

The leadership of the FUBHUHO of Russia

Since April 29, 2001 - Head of the Federal Office for the Safe Storage and Destruction of Chemical Weapons at the Russian Ammunition Agency (from November 15, 2006 - at the Federal Agency for Industry , from November 23, 2009 - at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation ). At the same time, from October 2001 to March 2004, he was a member of the board of the Russian Agency for Ammunition ^[4] . In this post, he headed the work on the safe destruction of chemical weapons in the Russian Federation in accordance with the international obligations assumed by the state. His competence also included the construction and operation of chemical weapons destruction facilities.

On September 27, 2017, he participated in the ceremony of the destruction of the last chemical munition in the Russian Federation at the Kizner site, reporting on the completion of the elimination of chemical weapons of the Russian Federation to President of Russia V.V. Putin ^[5] .

A major scientist in the field of chemical science of defense and dual-use. The author of more than 100 scientific papers, the owner of 8 patents for inventions . Doctor of Technical Sciences (2001), Professor (2007). Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (2006), member of the World Academy of Integrated Security Sciences (2005), corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Engineering (1999).

He was elected as a deputy of the Zlatoust city Council of People's Deputies of the Chelyabinsk Region (1985-1989), as a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan (1993-1996) ^{[ specify ]} .

• Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, III degree (03/11/2016, Decree No. 110, For merits in strengthening the country's defense capability and high personal performance in official activities, manifested during the work on chemical disarmament ) ^[6] , ^[7] )
• Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, IV degree (11/18/2010, for merits in strengthening the country's defense capabilities and high personal performance in official activities ) ^[8] )
• Order of Military Merit (2004)
• Order of Honor (2001)
• Order of the Red Star (1986)
• Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree (1985)
• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree (1996)
• twice laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology (2007, 2013)
• Certificate of Honor of the Government of the Russian Federation (2010) ^[9]
• Certificate of Merit of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2006)
• “ Honorary Worker of the Ammunition and Special Chemistry Industry ” (2004) ^[10]
• “ Honorary Chemist ” (2005)
• “ Honorary Worker of Science and Technology ” (2006)
• “ Honorary Worker of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia ”
• Badge “To the Excellence in Health Care” (2005)
• “ Honorary Citizen of the Udmurt Republic ” (2010)
• “Honored Builder of the Udmurt Republic” (2004) ^[11]
• Honorary Citizen of the Kizner District of the Udmurt Republic (2015)
• Honorary Citizen of Kambar District, Udmurt Republic (2014)
• Honorary Citizen of Pochep District, Bryansk Region (2009)
• “Honorary Citizen of the Krasnopartizansky District of the Saratov Region.”
• “Honorary Professor of Izhevsk State Technical University named after M. T. Kalashnikov ” (2014) ^[12]
• "Honored Builder of the Penza Region."
• Badge of honor "For Merit to the Kirov Region"
• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Penza Region" (2013)
• Medal "For Distinction in Competitions" I place (02/18/2016, Order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 104, For achievements in the development of physical culture and sports, high results achieved during sports competitions ) ^[13]
• A large number of awards of public and religious organizations, departmental awards

• Information on the official website of the Kambarsky District Municipal Formation
• Curriculum Vitae and photograph on the site "Union of Veterans of the Russian Army Chemical Forces Army
• "Red Star" , 2010, September 28 (congratulations on the anniversary and photo)
• The article “It was a very dangerous and difficult task” on the official website of the Spetsstroy of Russia, with a curriculum vitae and photograph
• " Russian Military Review ", No. 1 (48), January 2008 - S.46-49.