What is Yevgeny Zinichev?
[[File:Official portrait of Yevgeny Zinichev.jpg|right|200px]] '''Yevgeny Nikolayevich Zinichev''' (Russian: Евге́ний Никола́евич Зи́ничев; 18 August 1966 – 8 September 2021) was a Russian politician and military officer. He was the [[Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia)|Minister of Emergency Situations]] from 2018 until his death. He was also a member of the [[Security Council of Russia]]. In 2016, he was the acting Governor of [[Kaliningrad Oblast]]. He was ranked [[Army general (Russia)|General of the Army]]. Zinichev was born in [[St. Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Soviet Union]]. Zinichev died on 8 September 2021 in [[Norilsk]], [[Russia]] after accidentally falling of a [[cliff]] at the age of 55.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20210908/zinichev-1749159052.html|title=Глава МЧС Зиничев погиб на учениях|website=RIA Novosti|date=8 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/58486791|title=Russian emergencies minister Zinichev dies on Arctic drill|website=BBC News|date=8 September 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zinichev, Yevgeny}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Saint Petersburg]] [[Category:Russian generals]] {{bio-stub}}