Colonel

Dmytro Kapitula

The commander of 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Air Assault Forces

Born:

July 27, 1991

Birthplace:

unknown

Nationality:

Ukrainian

Branch of service:

Air Assault Troops

He began his military career in 2010, completing his military service with the 95th Airmobile Brigade. He later graduated from the Military Academy in Odesa and participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine. In 2018, he was appointed commander of an Air Assault Platoon, followed by command of an air assault company within the 13th Air Assault Battalion of the 95th Air Assault Brigade in 2019.

That same year, his company participated in the multinational Saber Junction 2019 exercise in Germany. Following the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, he was appointed deputy commander of the 13th Air Assault Battalion before assuming command of the battalion later that year. In December 2024, he became deputy commander of the 95th Air Assault Brigade, and on January 11, 2025, he was appointed commander of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.