Former Russian Transport Minister Dies by Suicide
According to webangah News Agency, citing Reuters via Mehr News agency, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry announced on Monday that the country’s former transport minister had died by suicide.
In its statement, the ministry confirmed that Roman Starovoyt, recently dismissed as Russia’s transport minister, took his own life earlier today in Odintsovo, Moscow region.
The advancement follows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decree removing Starovoyt from his ministerial position hours earlier. The dismissal order,published on the Kremlin website,stated it took effect instantly upon signing.
The presidential decree provided no clarification for Starovoyt’s removal. The 45-year-old official had served as transport minister as May 2024 after previously governing Russia’s Kursk region from September 2019.
