ColonelMaksym Kituhin
The commander in reserve
He graduated from the National Academy of the Ground Forces in 2009 with a degree qualifying him as a tank platoon commander. He began fighting in the Donbas in 2014 as a tank company commander in the 17th Tank Brigade. In August 2018, he was promoted to command a tank battalion within the same unit. By 2023, he had risen to the position of deputy commander of the brigade and became its commander in 2024. In 2025, Kituhin has been appointed as the commander of 20th Army Corps.


