A few hours after President Vladimir Putin removed them, a Roman starvoit was found dead near his car in Moscow region.
A few hours after President Vladimir Putin removed him from his post, the Russian Supreme Criminal Investigation Agency, a former Transport Minister, Roman Starwight, was injured by a gun near his car.
On Monday, official Authorities said the body of a 53 -year -old politician was found near a Tesla vehicle left near a park in Moscow, a pistol registered in the name of nearby Starovit.
In order to determine the entire situation of his death, the inquiry committee has opened a case, indicating that it can cause suicide. The Russian media, who cited the law enforcement sources, said the artillery was intensified.
However, the time of death is motivated to guess.
Putin removed the Starwight as the Transport Minister early Monday. He had played this role for more than a year. No explanation has been given.
Political commentators quickly linked the decision to the long -term corruption investigation in the Kursk region, where Starovit was formerly working as a governor.
Investigation centers were allotted 19.4 billion rubles ($ 246m) to rescue the border rescue in Kursk in 2022.
Was to strengthen the funds more On the border of Russia With Ukraine, but the Ukrainian troops launched a border assault in the region during the tenure of Starwight in three months-the largest attack after World War II.
In April, his successor and former sub -caste, Alexei Sminov in Kursk, were charged with defense funding. Most Russian shops have reported on Monday that SM Sminov had told the investigators who refused the wrong thing that Starovit was also involved in the fraud.
The incident has given a shadow on Russia’s transport sector, which is already under pressure from war.
Due to Western approval, the aviation industry is pushing for spare areas, while the country’s largest employer – the Russian Railway – has pushed financial stress.
Meanwhile, the drone attacks of Ukraine are interrupting Domestic air trafficTemporarily forced to close the airport and cause logistical uncertainty.
After the fall of Starovit, Kremlin announced that former Governor of the Novgorod region, Andrei Nikitin, has been appointed as the Executive Minister. Photographs published by the state media showed her hands with Putin.
Kremlin spokesperson Dimitri Pacekov said that Putin believes that Nikitin has the necessary experience to travel to the ministry through the current challenges. At a meeting with the President, Nikitin promised to modernize the area by promoting digital infrastructure to improve freight flow and border trade.