New York [US]: Russia has replaced Dmitry Bulgakov as Deputy Minister of Defence, with 60-year-old Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, days after the military mobilisation in the country. The Defence Ministry in Moscow on Saturday said that Army General Dmitry Bulgakov has been relieved of the post of Deputy Minister of Defence, Al Jazeera reported.
While Russian news agency TASS reported citing the ministry's statement that Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, chief of Russia's National Defense Management Center, was appointed as deputy defence minister for logistics. "Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev was appointed as deputy defence minister for logistics. Colonel General M. Mizintsev previously held the post of chief of Russia's National Defense Management Center," the ministry said.
