Former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit Found Dead Amid Fraud Allegations

Dismissed just days earlier, the ex-governor of Kursk region reportedly died by suicide as a corruption probe loomed Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, sources from Russian media reported. His body was discovered with a firearm nearby, believed to be a service award pistol given to him by the Interior Ministry in 2023. According to early reports, the weapon—a Makarov pistol—was awarded to Starovoit for his assistance in federal operations. The presentation was authorized by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and personally handed over by the regional police chief in Kursk.