As we all know, changing generals at the last stage is a taboo in military strategists. The most well-known example is the famous Changping Battle in history. The Qin and Zhao countries in the Warring States Period had a war. When the war reached its climax, Zhao Wang suddenly changed generals in the last battle and replaced Zhao Kuo with Zhao Kuo , which had been in battle for a long time. As a result, the Zhao army was defeated and 400,000 soldiers were killed. This military taboo now also happens to Russian President Putin when the Russian and Ukrainian armies are confronting each other.
A few days ago, Russian Ministry of Defense disclosed a major personnel appointment, and the deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense who was responsible for logistics was replaced by Putin. According to the news from the Russian Defense Ministry , General Dmitry Burgakov, who was originally the deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense, has been replaced. General Mikhail Mizinsev, who was called the "Mariupol Butcher" by Western media, was once the head of the of the Russian Defense Command Center. He is a typical "hawk" who advocates taking strong measures to solve the problem.
So, why did Putin change it early and late, but he wanted to replace it at a sensitive moment during the local mobilization period with the deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense who was responsible for the logistics system and provided the troops with a series of military weapons, equipment, materials and various military transportation work?
In fact, this problem is largely related to the Russian army's failure on the front line. Not long ago, the Russian army suffered a major defeat in the eastern part of Ukraine and lost many strategic locations. This failure also exposed the major logistics problems of the Russian army, and it was precisely because the logistics supply could not keep up. The Russian army has always struggled on the Ukrainian battlefield and dared not move forward rashly, otherwise it would become a "cage bird" and be taken away in the pot.
Now, when there is a problem with logistics support as the lifeline, it will naturally be solved immediately, otherwise what should be used to protect the Russian army's advantages on the front line, let alone protect the 300,000 reserve soldiers who were summoned to the battlefield later.
Therefore, after replacing the new deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense who is responsible for logistics, Russian State Duma parliamentarian Andrei Gurulev also admitted that the new deputy minister Mitsuzinsev will shoulder his mission and carry out various rectifications of logistics work to ensure that the frontline has sufficient materials and equipment to prevent the Russian army from repeating the same mistakes.
The former deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense was "not good" in terms of logistics, and it was normal to be replaced, but the decision Putin made at this time is likely to have violated the taboo of military strategists - changing generals at the last battle. Especially when the two armies were confronting each other, the sudden change of the head coach who was originally in charge of logistics and the new person in charge who was relatively unfamiliar with logistics will indeed have some negative impact on the war.
Why do you say "relatively unfamiliar with logistics"? This means we have to talk about who the newly appointed General Yoshizintsev is. Public information shows that in 1980, Mizinsev graduated from the Suvorov Military School of Kaliningrad, and later studied at the Fulongzhi Military Academy. He relied on his extraordinary abilities to become the top leader of the Central Command Post of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces General Staff in 2014. He was a good player of the front-line combat command force and made great achievements in the tough battle.
It is not difficult to see that Mizintev, born in 1962, graduated from a well-known Russian military academy. He was not only sent to the Soviet army to serve as platoon leader and company commander during the Soviet Union, and had rich front-line combat experience, but also commanded the Russian army's military operations in Syria .
However, what is most well-known is that he commanded the Russian army to launch a tough battle against Mariupol port. This tough battle was very fierce and ended with the Russian army's "miserable victory". Mizinsev himself was also called the "Mariupol Butcher" by Western countries and media, which shows that his style is strong.
Of course, Yotsuzintev is a good player in war, but it does not mean that he is also outstanding in the logistics supply.Operations and logistics are a different concept. Front-line combat troops usually focus on combat and killing enemies, while logistics units focus on various types of support. They not only need to ensure that soldiers can eat enough at all times, but also provide various combat weapons and military equipment to maintain the normal operation of the operations, which can be called a "lifeline".
In short, if you replace Yoshizintev with rich combat experience and insufficient logistics capabilities in the future, Putin must have his own plans, but this method of changing generals at the last minute will eventually need to be tested. If the two are incompatible, it will be a taboo in military strategists. Once the war starts in full swing, Russia's logistics work is likely to be as unsatisfactory as before, or even worse.
