08.09.2021
Honor. Yevgeny Zinichev, head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, is dead
Yevgeny Zinichev tragically died in the line of duty while on an interdepartmental exercise on protection from emergencies in the Arctic zone, saving a man's life," the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
Zinichev died rushing after a film crew member who was standing near a cliff edge, slipped and fell into the water.
Yevgeny Nikolaevich was 55 years old.
We express our condolences to his family and friends.