US EditionLo Que Revela Sobre La Rusia De Putin El Despido Y La Muerte Del Ministro De Transporte
MOSCOW, JUL 10 – Putin sent a wreath to the memorial of Roman Starovoit, who was found dead after dismissal; senior Kremlin officials attended amid suspicions of suicide, officials said.
- Russia's transport minister Roman Starovoit was dismissed by President Putin on July 7 and found dead that day near his car in a Moscow suburb.
- Starovoit had been under investigation for corruption linked to alleged embezzlement of border defense funds before his dismissal and death.
- He held the position of governor in the Kursk region, which faced an incursion by Ukrainian forces in August 2023, exposing weaknesses in the area's border defenses.
- Investigators state Starovoit shot himself, though reports note discrepancies in the timeline, while officials and analysts say the event reflects growing fear and hopelessness among elites.
- Starovoit's death has intensified a Kremlin crackdown on officials amid ongoing Ukraine war tensions, signaling risks for Russia's political elite and a shift in internal power dynamics.
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Putin has remained silent since the death of the Transport Minister, as if the rise and fall of a politician who stole war funds were more embarrassing than killing a traitor. Read
Russia's ex-transport minister Starovoit was found dead at the beginning of the week. While investigators suggest suicide, insiders throw up another theory.
Lo que revela sobre la Rusia de Putin el despido y la muerte del ministro de Transporte
Análisis de Clare Sebastian, CNN A medida que los detalles sobre el aparente suicidio del exministro de Transporte de Rusia, Roman Starovoit, se filtraban a los medios estatales este lunes, uno de ellos sobresalía. Cerca de su cuerpo, según informó el periódico Kommersant, los investigadores encontraron una pistola Glock que Starovoit había recibido como premio. En octubre de 2023, cuando era gobernador de la región rusa de Kursk, Starovoit apar…
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Roman Starovoit's funeral took place on Friday in St. Petersburg, in the absence of Vladimir Putin.
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Minister's death spooks Russian elite amid corruption clampdown
The reported suicide of Russia's transport minister hours after he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, sparking speculation he would be arrested on corruption charges, has shaken the country's elite.
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