14 Facts About Mikhail Mizintsev

Mikhail Yevgenyevich Mizintsev is a Russian colonel general.

Mikhail Mizintsev 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.

Mikhail Mizintsev 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".

Mikhail Mizintsev began his military career in 1980, under the Soviet Union, and continued serving in the Russian Ground Forces after its dissolution.

Mikhail Mizintsev allegedly orchestrated bombing campaigns during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war, including at the Battle of Aleppo.

Mikhail Mizintsev was accused of arranging a brutal bombing campaign that annihilated Aleppo.

Mikhail Mizintsev is a recipient of the "Participant of the military operation in Syria" Medal.

Mikhail Mizintsev has been accused of war crimes by multiple people, including Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk, who stated that he should be held accountable for war crimes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Mikhail Mizintsev has denied these accusations, blaming Ukrainian forces for creating "a terrible humanitarian catastrophe", accusing the Azov Battalion of hiding inside the drama theatre and hospital, and claiming he will allow the "safe exit" of anyone in Mariupol who surrenders.

Mikhail Mizintsev's claims have been refuted by sources which assert refugees are being attacked and sent to filtration camps.

On 24 September 2022 Mikhail Mizintsev was appointed deputy minister of defense of Russia and Chief of the Rear, replacing Dmitry Bulgakov.

On 27 April 2023, Russian military correspondent Alexander Sladkov confirmed via Telegram that Mikhail Mizintsev was sacked from his post as deputy defense minister for logistics.

Mikhail Mizintsev was shown visiting a training camp and touring Russian positions in Bakhmut.

Mikhail Mizintsev has been sanctioned by the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, the European Union, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, and Ukraine.