Popov Vladimir Viktorovich was born on 18th July 1959. The higher education. Has graduated the Police Institute at the National University in Donetsk.

Since 1978 till 2004 has been in the army in the Armed forces of the USSR and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. He is a judge of the Arbitration court. The chief of the legal department of IPAI.

Married. Has 2 children.

Main ataman of the Ukrainian Registered Cossacks, a general-lieutenant of URC.