Author: Hong Photo Kursk
Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation said on the 8th that Russian Minister of Emergency Situation Zinichev sacrificed himself to save others during the emergency exercise in the Arctic in Norilsk City, Krasnoyarsk Krai region that day, and unfortunately died at the age of 55.
According to Russian TASS, Russian President Putin has signed an order to posthumously award the title of "Russian Hero" by Yevgeny Zinichev, the Minister of Emergency of Russia who died in order to save others on the 8th.
Picture: Russian Minister of Emergency Situation Zinichev.
According to people familiar with the matter, Minister Zinichev died to save the well-known film director Alexander Melnik.
Melnik shot training video for the Ministry of Emergency at the exercise site that day.
When the incident happened, Melnick accidentally fell from the cliff and fell into the water. Jinichev, who was beside him, immediately jumped into the ice water without hesitation. But unfortunately, he hit a rock after entering the water. After the incident, Zinichev and Melnik were rescued and rushed to the hospital, but both of them died unfortunately on the way.
Jinichev was born in 1966 and has served as the Russian Minister of Emergency Affairs since 2018. On December 22, 2020, Russian President Putin signed an order to be promoted to the rank of General Yevgeny Jinichev, Minister of Emergency Affairs. Russian News Agency said that he is the first incumbent ministerial official to die in an accident in modern Russian history.
Picture: Russian Minister of Emergency Situation Zinichev.
Russian Ministry of Emergency is one of the five powerful departments as famous as Russian Ministry of Defense , Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a mysterious and militarized color.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation was born in 1994. It belongs to the federal executive authority and is the core of Russia's organization for handling emergencies. Its main task is to formulate and implement the country's policies on civil defense and response to emergencies, implement a series of disaster prevention and elimination measures, and provide humanitarian assistance to disaster-stricken areas at home and abroad.
Picture: Russian Emergency Minister Zinichev.
, while the Russian Satellite International News Agency commented, "Zinichev died like a real rescuer!"
Under his leadership, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation has strengthened cooperation with China in recent years and actively supported my country's anti-epidemic work.
On February 8, 2020, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation sent a special plane to transport a batch of protective medical supplies from Moscow to China. Il-76 transport aircraft arrived in Wuhan on the same day, carrying humanitarian rescue materials including medical equipment, etc. In addition, there are five Russian medical epidemic prevention experts from the Ministry of Emergency Situation on the plane, working with Chinese experts to develop vaccines.
Picture: The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation special plane transported rescue supplies to Wuhan and brought epidemic prevention experts.
