On June 20, 2022, Vadim Zimin, the man in charge of carrying the nuclear suitcase on all of Vladimir Putin’s trips, was found in a bloodbath at his home.
He is now between life and death. According to information from the Ukrainian newspaper The Kyiv Post, Vadim Zimin, known for having transported the nuclear suitcase alongside Vladimir Putinwas found in a bloodbath at his home in Krasnogorsk, Russia. Victim of a bullet wound to the head, which he allegedly inflicted in his kitchen with an Izh 79-9TM pistol, the retired colonel of the Federal Security Service was rushed to hospital and would still be in intensive care.
According to the Russian daily Moskovsky Komsomolets, Vadim Zimin was under house arrest after being arrested in December 2021 in connection with a corruption case. The 53-year-old is suspected of accepting a bribe from a businessman but denies all charges against him. He would have tried to end his life while his wife, a doctor, helped injured Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
The man with the nuclear briefcase
Vadim Zimin joined the Federal Security Service in 1991 under President Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin’s predecessor. After rising through the ranks and earning the title of colonel, he was given the daunting task of carrying the nuclear briefcase, known in Russia as the “Cheget”, containing the codes necessary for the President of the Russian Federation to order a nuclear attack. His presence during Vladimir Putin’s travels represents a symbolic and constant threat against the West.
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Vadim Zimin is known to have carried the Russian nuclear suitcase.
After rising through the ranks and achieving the title of colonel, Vadim Zimin was given the daunting task of carrying the nuclear briefcase
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Vadim Zimin followed Vladimir Putin like his shadow with the nuclear briefcase.
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He was under house arrest
Vadim Zimin was arrested in December in connection with a corruption case.
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Before retiring, Vadim Zimin followed Vladimir Putin like his shadow.
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Vladimir Putin in video with Alexander Brechalov, head of the Russian Republic of Udmurtia, from his office in the Kremlin in Moscow, May 31, 2022.
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During all his travels, Vladimir Putin carries the nuclear suitcase as a sign of threat against the West.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference at the end of the 6th Summit of Heads of State of the countries bordering the Caspian Sea. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, June 29, 2022.
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President Vladimir Putin pays tribute to members of the Russian foreign intelligence services for the 100th anniversary of the Russian secret service in Moscow on June 30, 2022.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses participants at the 9th Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions in Moscow, Russia, July 1, 2022.
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