Oleg Mityaev (general)

Oleg Yuryevich Mityaev (Russian: Олег Юрьевич Митяев; (born 1974) is a Russian major-general who according to Ukrainian officials was killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 15 March 2022. His death, however, has not been confirmed.

Oleg Mityaev
Birth nameOleg Yuryevich Mityaev
Born1974
Died15 March 2022
Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Allegiance Russia
Service/branch Russian Ground Forces
RankMajor general
Commands held150th Motorised Rifle Division
Battles/wars

Biography

From 2013 to 2015 Mityaev was commander of the 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade. Between December 2016 and November 2018 he ran the Russian 201st Military Base in Tajikistan. He was one of the leaders of the Russian intervention in Syria.[1] From 2020 Mityaev was the commander of Russia's 150th Motorised Rifle Division.[2]

According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed in a Ukrainian ambush while taking part in a "combat mission" (according to Russian reports) during the Siege of Mariupol at the Illich Steel and Iron Works during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reportedly by the Azov Battalion.[3][4] According to the Ukrainians, he was the fourth Russian general killed during the 2022 invasion.[5] Western sources believe 20 major-generals were deployed to Ukraine.[4]

See also

References
  1. Troianovski, Anton; Schwirtz, Michael (22 March 2022). "As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin's Leadership". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. Stewart, Will (16 March 2022). "Russia 'loses another General' and elite SWAT fighters in Ukraine". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. "War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky". BBC News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. Brown, Larisa; Rose, David (16 March 2022). "Fourth Russian general killed, claims Ukraine". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. "Breaking: 4th Russian army general Oleg Mityaev killed in Ukraine - P.M. News". Retrieved 16 March 2022.


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