Lobov found his childhood quite difficult as his family were often missing clothes and food, and his school was far from home, where he had to walk in severe weather conditions.

[1] In 1954, he was drafted into the Soviet Army, serving in the Artillery Regiment of the 201st Mountain Division of the Turkestan Military District in Stalinabad.

In September 1956, Sergeant Lobov was sent to study at the Ryazan Artillery School, where he graduated in 1959, reaching the rank of Lieutenant.

In 1960, he passed the retraining of military courses and in September, he was sent to the newly formed Strategic Rocket Forces of the USSR, serving as the commander of a platoon of cadets, the instructor and assistant chief of training in the training school of Sergeants in the Missile Division in the Chita region.

In May 1969, he became the Chief of Staff, and from 1970, became the Commander of the 74th Separate Motorised Rifle Regiment of Training in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.

In his spare time, he enjoys reading, listening to classical and folk music, watching theatre and taking nature walks.