Russia’s emergencies minister dies during Arctic training exercise

Yevgeny Zinichev, a former KGB officer and Putin bodyguard, died trying to save life of cameraman'

Russia's emergencies minister has died during a training exercise in the Arctic Circle city of Norilsk after officials said he jumped from a cliff in an apparent rescue attempt.

Yevgeny Zinichev, a member of the influential security council and minister of emergency situations since 2018, died while saving a person's life in the course of an interdepartmental exercise ... in the Arctic zone", the ministry of emergency situations confirmed in a statement.