Vladimir Kvachkov
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Kvachkov in 2010 | |
| Native name | Владимир Васильевич Квачков |
| Born | 5 August 1948 Kraskino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Rank | Colonel |
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| Alma mater | Frunze Military Academy |
| Spouse(s) | Nadezhda Kvachkova |
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Vladimir Vasilievich Kvachkov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Квачков; born 5 August 1948) is a Russian former Spetsnaz colonel and military intelligence officer, known for being arrested and charged for the attempted assassination of politician Anatoly Chubais in 2005, for which he was jailed for three years until he was acquitted on 5 June 2008.