Roman Starovoit, removed on July 7 from the position of Minister of Transport of Russia, died on the same day. The body of the former minister was found in his car. The body of the 53-year-old former minister with a gunshot wound was discovered on Monday in the Odintsovo urban district of the Moscow region. […]
Roman Starovoit, removed on July 7 from the position of Minister of Transport of Russia, died on the same day. The body of the former minister was found in his car.
The body of the 53-year-old former minister with a gunshot wound was discovered on Monday in the Odintsovo urban district of the Moscow region. According to preliminary reports, he committed suicide.
The Investigative Committee of Russia noted that they are working at the scene to establish the circumstances of the incident.
A pistol was found at the scene of the incident.
Starovoit was suspended from his position by a decree from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Later, information emerged that former Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Roman Starovoit had died on the night of Sunday, July 6, that is, even before the official announcement of his resignation.
Roman Starovoit held the position of head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation since May 2024. Prior to that, he headed the Kursk region since October 2018.
He was succeeded in the regional leadership by Alexey Smirnov. In April 2025, Smirnov was detained in a case of fraud related to the construction of defensive structures on the border of the Kursk region with Ukraine. According to a source from RBC, an investigation was underway regarding Starovoit’s possible involvement in these embezzlements.
The sudden and mysterious death of Starovoit occurred at a time when Russia is facing a serious military and economic crisis. He was replaced as Minister of Transport by Andrey Nikitin, the former governor of the Novgorod region.