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Y_{3}Al_{5}O_{12} (YAG) single crystals doped with vanadium ions (V^{3+}) were obtained by the Czochralski method. The X-ray photoelectron spectra of YAG:V annealed in reducing atmospheres: H_{2}, vacuum and H_{2} + vacuum are presented and compared with the spectra of the YAG ceramics. The X-ray photoelectron spectra showed that the vanadium dopant concentration in YAG:V crystals is lower than a nominal one. For the "as grown" YAG:2.8at.%V crystal vanadium exists in the mixed valence state. The increase in lattice parameters for the samples annealed in hydrogen was found.