“A tragedy has happened.
EN Zinichev, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of the Consequences of Natural Disasters, has passed away, "the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry says.
According to Lavrov, when another person was in danger, Zinichev "acted not like a big boss, not like a minister, but like a real rescuer."
Earlier, according to Nation News, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin expressed condolences in connection with the death of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev.