He was drenched in a pool of blood .. The holder of Putin's nuclear briefcase is battling death
The British newspaper, the Mirror, reported yesterday, Wednesday, that Vadim Zemin, a retired colonel in the Russian Federal Security Service who was responsible for a period of carrying the nuclear suitcase that accompanies the Kremlin leader, was shot unidentified and is now battling death in intensive care.
Zimin was found lying in a pool of blood, with an Izh-79-9TM pistol next to him, in the kitchen of his apartment in Krasnogorsk, Moscow region.
The newspaper said that the shooting came at a time when Zimin, 53, was facing a criminal investigation on charges of taking bribes after occupying a high position in the customs service, according to a Russian official.
Zimin has denied any wrongdoing.
According to the British Mirror, Zemin was promoted to the rank of colonel under President Vladimir Putin.
It highlighted that his role within the former Soviet intelligence agency "KGB" is not clear.
It is said that a picture of Ximin is not widely available, because his job description is often vague.
It is reported that Zemin was tasked with carrying nuclear documents from former President Boris Yeltsin.
On the other hand, Vadim Zimin was under house arrest for a while on the grounds that he had received bribes.
The nuclear bag includes the Russian strategic missile launcher.
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