Stepan Ilyich Oborin (Russian: Степа́н Ильи́ч Обо́рин; 15 August 1892 – 16 October 1941) was a Red Army major general.

Oborin was born on 15 August 1892 in the village of Kamenka in Tver Governorate to a working-class family.

Oborin graduated from a training unit a year later and became a non-commissioned officer.

[1] Oborin joined the Red Army in June 1918, fighting in the Russian Civil War.

Oborin became a gun commander of the 1st Light Artillery Battery at the headquarters of the 3rd Army's special units.

He became a reservist in December 1922 and returned to active duty in March 1923, continuing as a battery commander in the 30th Artillery Regiment.

Oborin graduated from the artillery officers' refresher courses in 1926 and became head of the regimental school from January 1927.

Corps commander Makar Teryokhin recommended him for promotion to Kombrig, stating that the artillery under Oborin's leadership had "played a decisive role in breaking through the Mannerheim Line".

As part of the 4th Army, the corps was involved in the Battle of Białystok–Minsk after the German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941.

The corps fought in counterattacks in the area of Brest and Kobryn, in which it suffered heavy losses.