Naked photographs of Russian defence chief's socialite wife spark calls for her to be 'severely punished' by Putin
- Images show 45-year-old Svetlana Zakharova posing naked on a beach
- The socialite is married to Putin's deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov
- There have since been demands for her to face 'severe official reprimand'
Revealing holiday pictures of the wife of Russia's deputy defence minister have led to an outcry in Moscow with demands for her to face a severe official reprimand.
Svetlana Zakharova, from the capital Moscow, is shown on a tropical beach, her modesty shielded by no more than a palm tree in one image.
The 45-year-old clothes boutique owner, a leading Moscow fashionista and socialite, is married to deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, four years her junior.
Revealing holiday pictures of the wife of Russia's deputy defence minister have led to an outcry in Moscow with demands for her to face a severe official reprimand
Svetlana Zakharova, from the capital Moscow, is shown on a tropical beach, her modesty shielded by no more than a palm tree in one image
The 45-year-old clothes boutique owner, a leading Moscow fashionista and socialite, is married to deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, four years her junior
One social media comment read: 'At least now soldiers know for whose bum's luxurious existence they pay with their lives in Syria and Donbass (Ukraine).'
Others were infuriated when Zakharova posted her philosophy: 'Today you don't have time, tomorrow you won't have energy, the day after tomorrow there will be no you. Stop postponing, live now.'
An MP has since called for Ivanov's boss - defence minister Sergei Shoigu, one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies - to reprimand the senior military official over his wife's pictures.
Vasily Vlasov told pro-Kremlin Life.ru: 'She must, of course, be reprimanded, punished. I think a public reprimand will be good for her.
An MP has since called for Ivanov's boss - defence minister Sergei Shoigu, one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies - to reprimand the senior military official over his wife's pictures
Revealing photographs showed Zakharova lying on a sandy beach in a tropical location
Some were infuriated when Zakharova posted her philosophy: 'Today you don't have time, tomorrow you won't have energy, the day after tomorrow there will be no you. Stop postponing, live now'
One MP complained that since Russia was in 'crisis', she should have flaunted herself on one of the country's beaches, and not a foreign one
'Our respected Minister of Defence must pay attention to what wife of his subordinate does, just as every leader takes responsibility for his underlings.'
The deputy defence minister should also face a rap 'and not just a verbal one but a written one', he said.
He also complained that since Russia was in 'crisis', she should have flaunted herself on one of the country's beaches, and not a foreign one.
'Family members of high flying officials... must realise that there are people that follow their lives on social networks,' he said.
MP Vasily Vlasov said of the pictures : 'She must, of course, be reprimanded, punished. I think a public reprimand will be good for her'
The MP said the deputy defence minister should also face a rap 'and not just a verbal one but a written one'
Ivanov was appointed by Putin earlier this year. His wife, the socialite Svetlana Zakharova, is pictured
There are calls for Svetlana Zakharova (pictured) to be 'severely reprimanded' over the images
'Any pictures can leak, including topless, from birthday parties, from holidays.
'Given the crisis, a preference should be given to our own resorts.'
He said the maximum he would allow his own future wife was to post pictures of Crimea - occupied in 2014 by Putin's armed forces - but 'not topless' images of herself.
'A wife must not take advantage of her husband's position at work,' he said.
Ivanov was appointed by Putin earlier this year.
Relaxed: Svetlana Zakharova is shown in another holiday picture
Vasily Vlasov (pictured) led calls for the socialite to be punished over the release of the images
Not all comments were negative, however.
Others said: 'Great figure', 'Nice bum' and 'Wow what a girl. I'm 24 but I would marry this 45-year-old right away.'
Fitness trainer Elena Sanzharovskaya wrote: 'The only thing that bothers me about these pictures is that Svetlana poses with cigarettes.
'Her truly amazing bikini shots are commented by people with double standards, who sit on their sofas with potato chips and beer and write their poisonous words.'
She said the MP from the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party 'should urgently visit a psychologist or a sex therapist.'
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