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. From 2020 Mityaev was the commander of Russia's
150th Motor Rifle Division. 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 Regiment. According to the Ukrainians, he was the
fourth Russian general killed during the 2022 invasion. Western sources believe 20 major-generals were deployed to Ukraine. On 9 December 2024 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. == See also ==