Putin informed of Emergency Situations Minister Zinichev's death

MOSCOW. Sept 8 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the death of Emergency Situations Minister Yevgeny Zinichev, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

In response to the relevant question from Interfax on Wednesday, Peskov said, "Yes."

As reported earlier, Zinichev died during an interagency training exercise.