In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevgenyevich and the family name is Mizintsev.
Colonel General
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
(1962-09-10) 10 September 1962 (age 61) Averinskaya, Vologda Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Nickname
Butcher of Mariupol[1][2]
Military service
Allegiance
Soviet Union Russia
Years of service
1980–present
Rank
Colonel general
Battles/wars
Syrian civil war
Battle of Aleppo
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Siege of Mariupol
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.[3]
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".[4][2][5]
^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.
^ abBatchelor, 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.
^"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.
^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.
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