This happened on the day of Roman Starovoit’s official resignation.
Former Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit was found dead in Odintsovo (Moscow Region).
This was reported by the official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee, Svetlana Petrenko.
“Today in the Odintsovo urban district, the body of the former Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Roman Vladimirovich Starovoit, was found with a gunshot wound in his personal car,” she reported.
The investigation is currently establishing the circumstances of Roman Starovoit's death, but the main version is suicide. According to sources, his body was found in a house in the Odintsovo District, and not in a car, as was previously reported. A gun was allegedly found near the body.
Amid widespread disruptions to airport operations due to drone attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin fired Transport Minister Roman Starovoit. In two days, nearly 500 flights were cancelled in Russia, more than 1,800 were delayed, and dozens of planes were sent to alternate airfields. Airlines could have lost more than 20 billion rubles. Passengers returned tickets en masse, spent the night in hotels, and received vouchers for food and drinks. Although the Kremlin claimed that the resignation was not related to a loss of confidence, its coincidence with the aviation collapse raised suspicions. Former governor Andrei Nikit became the new head of the Ministry of Transport
Russian media reported that Starovoit’s dismissal had been in the works since June, probably due to corruption scandals in the Kursk region.
What is known about him?
Roman Starovoit was born on January 20, 1972 in Kursk. In 1995, he graduated from the Baltic State Technical University with a degree in pulsed heat engines, and in 2008, he received the qualification of manager in public administration. He has a PhD in pedagogical sciences.
He began his career in business, worked in an investment agency and headed a construction company. From 2005 to 2012, he held positions in the government of St. Petersburg and the Ministry of Transport of Russia. In 2012, he headed the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor), and in 2018 he became the governor of the Kursk region, where he worked until May 2024.
In May 2024, Starovoit was appointed Minister of Transport of Russia. In this post, he faced problems in the transport industry, in particular a shortage of aircraft spare parts and financial difficulties of the railway.
Let us recall that earlier we wrote about the death of Transneft Vice President Andrey Badalov on Rublevka in Moscow. According to preliminary data, the 62-year-old official fell from a balcony on the 17th floor, although he lived on the tenth.
In addition, on April 25, in the Moscow region city of Balashikha, a car exploded in which one of the key generals of the Russian army was traveling. – Yaroslav Moskalik.
