“This does not cease to shock normal people. Of course, we were also shocked”, said the head of the Press Office Presidency of the Eurasian country. In this regard, the spokesman detailed that President Vladimir Putin was immediately informed about what happened.

At the same time he stated that the news about such events “is always tragic and sad”.

“An investigation is under way, and it is precisely this investigation that must answer all the questions.

While it is underway, you can speculate, but that’s more the job of the media, political analysts, etcetera. It is not for us to do,” said Peskov.

Starovoit was removed from office on the eve. Russian Investigatigation Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko reported that the body was found with a gunshot wound in the Odintsovo district of Moscow province, and that the main hypothesis points to suicide.

Before being appointed Minister of Transport in May 2024, Starovoit was governor of the Kursk province.

Sources of the Russia Today chain in the police, notified about the opening of a criminal case against the former holder for embezzlement in the construction of defensive facilities in Kursk between 2022 and 2024.

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