I’m surprised no one noticed or has said that this launched on 23 February, advanced from a delay to March.

The announcement was made on Tuesday (launched Thursday) or three days, suggesting last minute and minimum time to launch, in advance of 24 February.

Which means the checks and precautions that delayed MS-23 probably weren’t done, and the accelerated timeline was from upper most echelons of the Kremlin. Perhaps as a distraction (that clearly no one picked up on).

Maybe it matters for the next six months on orbit (if the same problem occurs), maybe it doesn’t.

That’s a larger gamble than ensuring it won’t be a third strike against Roscosmos.