Russian former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit is presumed to have killed himself, Russia's investigative committee said on Monday.⁣ ⁣ Starovoit had only just been sacked by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an unexpected move that comes at a time of challenges for the transport sector as the conflict with Ukraine drags on for a fourth year.⁣ ⁣ The committee’s statement said Starovoit’s body was found “in his personal car with a gunshot wound,” adding that the “primary version under consideration is suicide.”⁣ ⁣ Russia's aviation sector is short of spare parts and Russian Railways, the country's largest employer, is struggling with soaring interest costs and high rates.⁣ ⁣ Putin's decree gave no reason for the dismissal of Starovoit who was appointed transport minister in May 2024 after nearly five years as governor of the Kursk region bordering Ukraine.⁣ ⁣ Some political analysts raised the possibility his dismissal was connected with a corruption investigation in the region he o...