Russian Official Who Carried Putin's Nuclear Codes Found in 'Pool of Blood'

[Rogue Valley]

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6.23.22
A retired Russian security officer who was once tasked with carrying President Vladimir Putin's briefcase containing nuclear codes was found shot in his home on Monday, according to reports. The Kyiv Post reported that the retired colonel, Vadim Zimin, is currently in intensive care after being discovered by his brother in the city of Krasnogorsk, which is located near Moscow. The Ukrainian newspaper wrote that Russian state media said Zimin was found "in a pool of blood" after allegedly sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Zimin, 53, is a retired colonel of Federal Security Service (FSB)—Russia's main security agency—who has been photographed with Putin while carrying the leader's "Cheget," according to The Kyiv Post. The Cheget is Russia's version of the nuclear football, the nickname for the briefcase that always accompanies the U.S. president. Similar to the nuclear football, the Cheget is a satchel that functions as a mobile strategic defense hub with codes inside that would allow Putin to transmit launch orders for a nuclear attack. The Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote that Zimin was detained in December on suspicion that he was taking bribes from a businessman on a deal involving a government contract. He was reportedly under house arrest during an ongoing criminal investigation at the time of the shooting incident. Zimin had reportedly denied any wrongdoing in regards to the criminal accusations.

Not the carefree and wealthy retirement he imagined.

 

[maxparrish]

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Not the carefree and wealthy retirement he imagined.

Kremlin politics and jockeying for Putin's pat on the head is intense. As the oligarch who was poisoned with toxic metals found out, its very dangerous to venture into Putin's political circles.

 

[Tangmo]

High stakes = high risk = big bucks.

Just be sure always to have a MOE.

Still it's the Kremlin though innit.