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Oleg Mityaev
Oleg Mityaev
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Birth name	Oleg Yuryevich Mityaev
Born	1974
Died	15 March 2022; Mariupol, Ukraine
Allegiance	Russia
Service / branch	Russian Ground Forces
Rank	Major general
Commands	150th Motorised Rifle Division
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Siege of Mariupol; ; ;

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Oleg Yuryevich Mityaev (Template:Lang-ru, 1974 – March 15, 2022) was a Russian major-general who according to Ukrainian officials was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on 15 March 2022.

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.^[3] From 2020 Mityaev was the commander of Russia's 150th Motorised Rifle Division.^[4]

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 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, reportedly by the Azov Battalion.^[1]^[5]^[6] According to the Ukrainians, he was the fourth Russian general killed during the 2022 invasion.^[7] Western sources believe 20 major-generals were deployed to Ukraine.^[1] A Ukrainian official posted an unverified image of Mityaev's body. Mityaev's body was recovered on 13 April by soldiers of the Donetsk People's Republic from where he was killed in the Illich Steel and Iron Works on 15 March after, according to the pro-Moscow Wargonzo Telegram channel, Ukrainian marines of the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade [ru; uk] allegedly cooperated to show a safe route to Mityaev's body to recover it. Mityaev's body had lain right where he was killed for almost a month before recovery.^[6]^{[unreliable source?]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Brown, Larisa; Rose, David (16 March 2022). "Fourth Russian general killed, claims Ukraine". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky". BBC News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ 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.
^ Stewart, Will (16 March 2022). "Russia 'loses another General' and elite SWAT fighters in Ukraine". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky". BBC News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Russia finally recovers the body of one of its seven dead generals a MONTH after he was killed in Mariupol steel factory". 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Breaking: 4th Russian army general Oleg Mityaev killed in Ukraine - P.M. News". Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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[:0-1] Brown, Larisa; Rose, David (16 March 2022). "Fourth Russian general killed, claims Ukraine". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[:1-2] "War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky". BBC News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[3] 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.

[4] Stewart, Will (16 March 2022). "Russia 'loses another General' and elite SWAT fighters in Ukraine". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[5] "War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky". BBC News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[:2-6] "Russia finally recovers the body of one of its seven dead generals a MONTH after he was killed in Mariupol steel factory". 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[7] "Breaking: 4th Russian army general Oleg Mityaev killed in Ukraine - P.M. News". Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Troianovski |first1=Anton |last2=Schwirtz |first2=Michael |title=As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin's Leadership |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/world/europe/putin-russia-military-planning.html |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=22 March 2022}}</ref> From 2020 Mityaev was the commander of Russia's [[150th Rifle Division|150th Motorised Rifle Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Will |date=16 March 2022 |title=Russia 'loses another General' and elite SWAT fighters in Ukraine |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/russia-general-killed-oleg-mityaev-swat-fighters-ukraine-war-kremlin-putin-b988348.html |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=www.standard.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
-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 [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], reportedly by the [[Azov Battalion]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Larisa |last2=Rose |first2=David |date=16 March 2022 |title=Fourth Russian general killed, claims Ukraine |language=en |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fourth-russian-general-killed-claims-ukraine-fkfs7pwnb |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 March 2022 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2022 |title=War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60767664 |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=16 April 2022 |title=Russia finally recovers the body of one of its seven dead generals a MONTH after he was killed in Mariupol steel factory |language=en |url=https://news.knowledia.com/GB/en/articles/russia-recovers-the-body-of-dead-general-a-month-after-he-was-killed-in-1235bbb4665b80ff5ac12ad67ea03bc821482988 |access-date=16 April 2022 }}</ref> According to the Ukrainians, he was the [[List of Russian generals killed during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine|fourth Russian general killed]] during the 2022 invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking: 4th Russian army general Oleg Mityaev killed in Ukraine - P.M. News |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/03/16/breaking-4th-russian-army-general-oleg-mityaev-killed-in-ukraine/ |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Western sources believe 20 major-generals were deployed to Ukraine.<ref name=":0" /> A Ukrainian official posted an unverified image of Mityaev's body. Mityaev's body was recovered on 13 April by soldiers of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] from where he was killed in the Illich Steel and Iron Works on 15 March after, according to the pro-Moscow Wargonzo [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channel, Ukrainian marines of the 36th Brigade allegedly cooperated to show a safe route to Mityaev's body to recover it. Mityaev's body had lain right where he was killed for almost a month before recovery.<ref name=":2" />{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2022}}
+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 [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], reportedly by the [[Azov Battalion]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Larisa |last2=Rose |first2=David |date=16 March 2022 |title=Fourth Russian general killed, claims Ukraine |language=en |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fourth-russian-general-killed-claims-ukraine-fkfs7pwnb |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 March 2022 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2022 |title=War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60767664 |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=16 April 2022 |title=Russia finally recovers the body of one of its seven dead generals a MONTH after he was killed in Mariupol steel factory |language=en |url=https://news.knowledia.com/GB/en/articles/russia-recovers-the-body-of-dead-general-a-month-after-he-was-killed-in-1235bbb4665b80ff5ac12ad67ea03bc821482988 |access-date=16 April 2022 }}</ref> According to the Ukrainians, he was the [[List of Russian generals killed during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine|fourth Russian general killed]] during the 2022 invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking: 4th Russian army general Oleg Mityaev killed in Ukraine - P.M. News |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/03/16/breaking-4th-russian-army-general-oleg-mityaev-killed-in-ukraine/ |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Western sources believe 20 major-generals were deployed to Ukraine.<ref name=":0" /> A Ukrainian official posted an unverified image of Mityaev's body. Mityaev's body was recovered on 13 April by soldiers of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] from where he was killed in the Illich Steel and Iron Works on 15 March after, according to the pro-Moscow Wargonzo [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channel, Ukrainian marines of the {{ill|36th Naval Infantry Brigade|ru|36-я отдельная бригада морской пехоты|uk|36-та окрема бригада морської піхоти (Україна)}} allegedly cooperated to show a safe route to Mityaev's body to recover it. Mityaev's body had lain right where he was killed for almost a month before recovery.<ref name=":2" />{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2022}}
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