Mikhail Mizintsev | |
|---|---|
Михаил Мизинцев | |
 Mizintsev in 2022 | |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | |
| In office 24 September 2022 – 27 April 2023 | |
| Minister | Sergei Shoigu |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Bulgakov |
| Succeeded by | Alexey Kuzmenkov |
| Director of the National Defense Management Center | |
| In office 1 December 2014 – 24 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Gorshenin |
| Director of the Central Command Post of the General Staff of the Armed Forces | |
| In office August 2012 – 1 December 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mikhail Yevgenyevich Mizintsev 10 September 1962 Averinskaya, Vologda Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Years of service | 1980–present |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Battles/wars | |
Mikhail Yevgenyevich Mizintsev (Russian: Михаил Евгеньевич Мизинцев; born 10 September 1962) is a Russian colonel general. He headed the National Defense Management Center of Russia, served as the deputy minister of defence of Russia for logistics from 24 September 2022 to 27 April 2023, and later in Wagner Group.[1]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Mizintsev commanded Russian forces during the siege of Mariupol. He commanded numerous attacks on civilians, including airstrikes on the city's theatre and hospital, which were denounced as war crimes and earned him the nickname of "Butcher of Mariupol".[2][3][4]
- ^ "Former Russian defense minister joins Wagner PMC". Yahoo News. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Ball, Tom (24 March 2022). "'Butcher of Mariupol' inflicts brutality he learnt in Syria". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Batchelor, Tom. "'Butcher of Mariupol' accused of ordering maternity hospital bombing six years after destroying Aleppo". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Brown, Lee (24 March 2022). "Russian 'Butcher of Mariupol' blamed for worst Ukraine war atrocities". New York Post. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.