The Russian minister, who was officially official by Putin, was found dead

The Russian investigative committee said that the Minister of Transport of the Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead, probably found with a weapon wound.

On Monday, President Vladimir Putin was previously fired.

Starovoit was not given a reason for dismissal, and Deputy Minister of Transport Andrei Nikitin was declared his substitute shortly afterwards.

The Investigative Committee said he was working to establish the situation of the incident.

Starovoit was appointed Minister of Transport in May 2024.

The Minister of Transport Starovoit served as the governor of the Kursk region, for nine years, until May 2024.

The region was partially seized in the surprise attack in August 2024. Moscow only managed to expel the forces of Ukraine, although in late June, Kiev said he still holds a small area inside Russia.

Starovoit’s successor Alexei Smirnov was only in the post in a short time. He was arrested in April, and then was charged with Ukraine to master the funds allocated for the fortification building on the border.

According to Russia’s speech, starovoit will be brought to a suspect in the same situation.

Exactly, when starovoit dies, it is not known.

The head of the State Duman Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov told RTVI that Russia had said the death of “a while ago”.

On Monday, before the announcement of the death of Starovoit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the events of the events in the Kursk trusted in the courts.

“If there is a loss of trust, the loss of confidence is noted. Such words (in the Kremlin decree),” Peskov replied.