Valerian Sobolev

Valerian Markovich Sobolev (Russian: Валериан Маркович Соболев; 19 August 1938 – 25 November 2025) was a Russian weapons designer.

Life and career

Sobalev was born in Stalingrad on 19 August 1938. He graduated from the Stalingrad Mechanical Institute with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1960. From 1960 to 1963 he worked at the Volgograd Tractor Plant.[1]

Throughout his career, he worked as a lead designer at a number of companies, including the Titan Central Design Bureau, as well as being a developer of self-propelled launchers and ground equipment for strategic missile systems linked to Temp-2S intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).[2]

In 1973, he was awarded the USSR State Prize and in 1977 the Lenin Prize.[3]

Sobolev died on 25 November 2025, at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Соболев Валериан Маркович". 80.vstu.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  2. ^ "«Титан» на Волге От артиллерии к космическим стартам". stanitsa-2.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  3. ^ "The creator of the Iskander missiles, which Russians use to strike Ukraine, Valerian Sobolev, has died". Ukrainian National News (UNN). 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  4. ^ "Умер создатель пусковых установок «Искандера» Валериан Соболев". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-11-26.
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