The Russian soldier tasked with carrying Russian president Vladimir Putin’s nuclear codes briefcase has been found shot at his home near Moscow. .Colonel Vadim Zimin, 53, is in critical condition in intensive care, reports have said..The briefcase containing the codes to initiate Russia’s nuclear capability follows Putin around as he goes about his presidential responsibilities. Retired Federal Security Service (FSB) Col. Zimin has held responsibility for the high-security carry case since he became aide-de-camp to former President Boris Yeltsin..Zimin was found with gunshot wounds in the kitchen of his apartment in Krasnogorsk, northwest of Moscow. His partner, who is a medic, was away treating the wounded from the war in Ukraine at the time of the shooting..The shooting coincided with Zimin facing a criminal investigation into alleged bribe-taking. The bribery allegations have come about since Zimin started work in a senior role at Russia’s customs service, reported Moskovsky Komsomolets..The colonel was under house arrest over the criminal case. He has denied any wrongdoing..The Russian media reported Zimin "tried to commit suicide" after a drinking session with his brother..The colonel was found by his brother, who was reported to have been in the apartment’s bathroom at the time of the shooting on Monday. Zimin was lying in a pool of blood with a bullet wound to the head. An Izh 79-9TM pneumatic pistol was lying nearby..Putin has been pictured with Zimin carrying the nuclear codes beside him, thought to be a symbolic threat to the West..The briefcase contains the launch apparatus for the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear missiles.
The Russian soldier tasked with carrying Russian president Vladimir Putin’s nuclear codes briefcase has been found shot at his home near Moscow. .Colonel Vadim Zimin, 53, is in critical condition in intensive care, reports have said..The briefcase containing the codes to initiate Russia’s nuclear capability follows Putin around as he goes about his presidential responsibilities. Retired Federal Security Service (FSB) Col. Zimin has held responsibility for the high-security carry case since he became aide-de-camp to former President Boris Yeltsin..Zimin was found with gunshot wounds in the kitchen of his apartment in Krasnogorsk, northwest of Moscow. His partner, who is a medic, was away treating the wounded from the war in Ukraine at the time of the shooting..The shooting coincided with Zimin facing a criminal investigation into alleged bribe-taking. The bribery allegations have come about since Zimin started work in a senior role at Russia’s customs service, reported Moskovsky Komsomolets..The colonel was under house arrest over the criminal case. He has denied any wrongdoing..The Russian media reported Zimin "tried to commit suicide" after a drinking session with his brother..The colonel was found by his brother, who was reported to have been in the apartment’s bathroom at the time of the shooting on Monday. Zimin was lying in a pool of blood with a bullet wound to the head. An Izh 79-9TM pneumatic pistol was lying nearby..Putin has been pictured with Zimin carrying the nuclear codes beside him, thought to be a symbolic threat to the West..The briefcase contains the launch apparatus for the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear missiles.
