Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, former Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Defense for Logistics, joined the Wagner PMC as Deputy Commander.
At the same time, it is not yet clear who Mizintsev belongs to – the commander of the unit or Yevgeny Prigozhin himself. It is believed that he became the new deputy commander of Wagner PMC Dmitry Utkin.
The network obtained footage of a visit by the Colonel General to one of Wagner’s training camps, where he learned about the nuances of training military personnel and practicing combat skills in various situations. . The video was posted on the Callsign Bruce telegram channel of military correspondent Alexander Simonov.
According to sources, Mizintsev is engaged in additional formation of units.
Mikhail Mizintsev was appointed Deputy Defense Minister of Russia in September 2022; the colonel general left his post on April 27 of this year. His place in the Defense Department was taken by Colonel General Alexei Kuzmenkov. Previously, Mizintsev headed the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation. As part of this work, he notably participated in the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol.
According to military correspondent Alexander Sladkov, the reason for Mizintsev’s dismissal could be “a sudden claim”.
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