07.07.2025 16:50
Russian President Vladimir Putin's Transportation Minister Roman Starovoit, who was dismissed this morning, has been found dead. It has been reported that Starovoit committed suicide with a firearm in his vehicle.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, found the Minister of Transport, Roman Starovoit, shot dead in the morning hours after he was dismissed from his position.
PUTIN DISMISSES TRANSPORT MINISTER The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree regarding the dismissal of Transport Minister Roman Starovoit. The Russian leader appointed Andrey Nikitin, who has been serving as Deputy Minister of Transport since February, as the Acting Minister of Transport to replace Starovoit, who was appointed about a year ago.
Roman Starovoit FOUND DEAD AFTER DISMISSAL Hours after the appointment, an event that shook the country occurred. Starovoit, who was dismissed by Putin in the morning, was found dead. According to reports from the Russian press, Minister Starovoit was learned to have shot himself.
Russian news agencies, citing security sources, reported that the former minister ended his life with a firearm in one of the suburbs of the capital, Moscow. The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that Starovoit's lifeless body was found in his vehicle. A pistol was also found in the vehicle.