Minister Dies During Visit To Construction Site

The Minister of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, Yevgeny Zinichev has “tragically died in the line of duty during inter-agency exercises to protect the Arctic zone from emergency situations while saving a person’s life,” the ministry said on Wednesday in a statement circulated by Russian news agencies.

The ministry didn’t offer any details about where exactly or how he died. According to its website, in recent days Zinichev, 55, was on a trip to the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk.

On Tuesday, he opened large-scale drills spanning seven regions in the Russian Arctic that were scheduled to last through Wednesday.

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