The former Russian transport minister was found dead hours after he was fired by the Kremlin on Monday morning.
Roman Starovoit joined President Vladimir Putin’s cabinet in May 2024 after serving as governor of the Kursk Oblast region. He entered the transportation role at a difficult time, with Ukrainian drone attacks disrupting air travel.
The air transport situation worsened considerably on Saturday under a barrage of Ukrainian drones. Airlines had to issue 43,000 ticket refunds over the weekend, with an estimated daily cost to the country of 20 billion rubles.
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