MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian Transport Minister was found dead in a clear suicide by a gun pellet wound, the investigators said on Monday that the announcement by the Kremlin was rejected by President Vladimir Putin, a few hours after the announcement by the Kremlin.
The Kremlin did not cause the Roman Starovite firing, who served as the Minister of Transport from May 2024, and was not clear when he really died and whether it was related to an alleged embezzlement case, as some Russian media suggested.
Russia’s investigative committee, top criminal investigating agency, said the body of 53 -year -old Starvite was found in his car with a gun pellet wound, standing in Odintsovo in a neighborhood west of the capital, where members of the elite class of Russia live. Earlier a gun was presented to him as an official gift, found next to his body.
According to committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenco, a criminal investigation was killed, and investigators saw the suicide as the most possible cause, who did not ask the death of Starvoite.
Russian media has stated that the dismissal of Starovoite can be linked to the embezzlement of state funds allotted for fortifications. In the chairsWhere he served as Governor before being appointed as Transport Minister.
The alleged embezzlement is quoted as one of the causes of deficiencies in Russia’s defensive lines, which failed to underdevelop a surprising Ukrainian in the area initiated in August 2024. In amazing attacks, in amazing attacks, in stunning attack, Ukraine’s battle-tight mechanized units Quickly overwhelmed the mildly armed Russian border protector and inexperienced army consips. Hundreds of prisoners became.
It was an abusive blow for the Kremlin – an invader was occupied for the first time since World War II in the country region.
The Russian Army had fully announced its soldiers Received boundary sector In April – about nine months after losing the fragmentation of the region.
Starovit’s successor as Kursk Governor, Alexai Smirnov, quit the post in December and was arrested in April on accused allegations. Some Russian media has alleged that Starovit could also face allegations as part of the investigation.
His dismissal also chased even after a week of the trip as Russian airports were forced to flights to hundreds of flights. Ukrainian drone attack. However, most of the commentators stated that air traffic disruption has become customary between Ukrainian drone raids and was unlikely to trigger their dismissal.
An official order releasing Starovite from its post was published on the Kremlin website on Monday morning.
Shortly before the news of Starovite’s death broke up, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov refused to comment on the reasons behind his dismissal.
Peskov praised Starovite’s replacement, Andrei Nikitin, who was appointed Deputy Minister of Parivation five months ago.
The Associated Press