US EditionRussia’s transport chief dismissed by Putin found dead in suspected suicide
- Roman Starovoyt, who had held the position of Russia's transport minister from May 2024, was removed from office by President Vladimir Putin on July 7, 2025.
- His dismissal followed a weekend of travel disruptions caused by Ukrainian drone attacks and came amid speculations linking it to corruption allegations.
- Shortly after Starovoyt's firing, President Putin appointed his deputy Andrei Nikitin as acting transport minister, highlighting Nikitin’s experience.
- Starovoyt's body was found with a gunshot wound inside his car in the Odintsovo district, and the investigative committee said suicide is the main version considered.
- Starovoyt's death suggests a tragic outcome hours after dismissal, and the Kremlin spokesman clarified the firing was not linked to loss of trust.
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Russia's transportation minister found dead after being fired
Roman Starovoit was found dead from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, investigators said Monday — news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin.
Russian transport minister found dead after sacked by Putin
At least one person has been killed and more than 70 others were injured in a series of Russian drone attacks this morning on Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv - other cities also came under attack including Zaporizhzhia where the Polytechnic university was badly damaged.
Russian Transport Minister Found Dead After Sudden Firing by Putin
Russian’s transport minister was found dead from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, investigators said Monday — news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin did not give a reason for the firing of Roman Starovoit, who served as transport minister since May 2024, and it was unclear when exactly he died and whether it was related to an alleged embezzlement case, as some Russi…
In the Moscow area, Russia's Minister of Transport, Starovoit, released today, was found dead in a car.
Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit reportedly shot himself shortly after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. His involvement in a corruption scandal may have led to the tragic decision.
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