Roman Starovoit, Russia’s Minister of Transport, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Moscow just hours after being abruptly dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. No official reason was provided for his removal.
Russian media are reporting the death as a suicide.
Starovoit’s death adds to a troubling pattern of sudden and suspicious fatalities among senior Russian officials in recent years—many of which remain shrouded in mystery.
He had served as Minister of Transport since May 2024 and was previously the Governor of the Kursk Region from 2019 to 2024.
