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Promoted: General Mikhail Mizintsev to become Russia's new deputy defense minister
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A few days after the announced partial mobilization, Russia announced the replacement of the previous Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov.
His successor is to be General Mikhail Mizintsev, who will be responsible in the future "for the material and technical supply of the armed forces", as the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday in the Telegram online service.
Most recently, Moscow's mission in Ukraine revealed far-reaching logistical problems.
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Mizintsev previously headed the National Defense Control Center and has held numerous senior posts in the military.
The 60-year-old is under Western sanctions for his role in the siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
Some Western media dubbed him the »Butcher of Mariupol«.
The city was taken by Russian troops in May with great destruction.
Among other things, bunker-busting bombs are said to have been used against civilians.
Misintsev had promised corridors and a ceasefire to people who wanted to flee the city.
However, Ukrainian authorities repeatedly reported that refugee convoys had been attacked.
Seven people are said to have been killed, including a child.
Ukrainian activists want to hold Mizintsev accountable for his atrocities before the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands.
Logistical difficulties in the Russian offensive
In addition to the recent successes of the Ukrainian armed forces, Moscow's military operation in Ukraine revealed significant shortcomings in the Russian army.
Some experts believe that logistics is the weak link in the Russian army.
They attribute the problems with the Russian offensive in part to the logistical difficulties.
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilization of hundreds of thousands of people.
This represents a major organizational challenge. The reservists must be called up from all parts of the large country, equipped, taken to training centers and then taken to the front.
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