Vasily Borisovich Sheremetev

In 1646 he was in charge of border guard regiments in Yablunov and Yelets (today both are in Lipetsk Oblast).

In 1656 Sheremetev was appointed as a voivode of Smolensk and played an active role in Muscovite and Commonwealth negotiations of 1650s.

[1] In 1658 he led a Muscovite delegation in Barysaw (today a city in Minsk Voblast) where he had a conflict with polkovnyk of Belarus Regiment Ivan Nechay.

[1] On 6 April 1658 by a Tsar's decree Sheremetev was appointed a voivode of the Muscovite 6,000 garrison in Kiev and was assisted by Prince Yuriy Bariatinsky.

[1][2] Sheremetev supported election of Yurii Khmelnytsky as Hetman of Zaporizhian Host.