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Oleg Mityaev | |
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| Birth name | Oleg Yuryevich Mityaev |
| Born | 1974 (1974) Orenburg,Russian SSR,Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | 20th Guards Combined Arms Army 150th Guards Motor Rifle Division |
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Oleg Yuryevich Mityaev (Russian:Олег Юрьевич Митяев; (born c. 1974) is a Russianlieutenant general who according to Ukrainian officials was killed during theRussian invasion of Ukraine on 15 March 2022. His death, however, has not been confirmed, and in December 2024 it was revealed that he is alive and still in service.[1] Since May 2024, he is also commander of the20th Guards Combined Arms Army.
From 2013 to 2015 Mityaev was commander of the11th Guards Air Assault Brigade. Between December 2016 and November 2018 he ran theRussian 201st Military Base inTajikistan. He was one of the leaders of theRussian intervention in Syria.[2] From 2020 Mityaev was the commander of Russia's150th Motor Rifle Division.[3]
According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed in a Ukrainian ambush while taking part in a "combat mission" (according to Russian reports) during theSiege of Mariupol at theIllich Steel and Iron Works during theRussian invasion of Ukraine, reportedly by theAzov Regiment.[4][5] According to the Ukrainians, he was thefourth Russian general killed during the 2022 invasion.[6] Western sources believe 20 major-generals were deployed to Ukraine.[5]
On 9 December 2024 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[1]
Mariupol in theRusso-Ukrainian War | |
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| War in Donbas(2014–2022) | |
| Siege of Mariupol(2022) | |
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