What is known about his death and possible connection with theft at the construction of protective structures on the border with Ukraine Roman Starovoit. Photo: VK On July 7, the media with sources close to power services reported the suicide of the former Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation and the ex-head of the Kursk region Roman Starovoyut.

He is suspected of receiving bribes by 66 million rubles and exceeding official powers Victor Strigunov, photo: social networks A criminal case was opened against the former deputy head of the Russian Guard, Colonel General Viktor Strigunov, under articles on exceeding official powers and receiving bribes on an especially large amount (part 3 of article 285, part 6 of article 290). This was announced by the representative of the UK Svetlana Petrenko.

Roman Starovoyt is presented with a gun as an award for his service, 18 October 2023. Photo: Kursk region governor’s press service Russia’s sacked Transport Minister Roman Starovoyt has committed suicide in his car in Odintsovo, near Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Vladimir Putin had dismissed Starovoyt and appointed his deputy Andrey Nikitin as acting transport minister according to a decree on the Kremlin website.

In Moscow, the deputy chief of the Rosavtodor Property Department Andrei Kornechuk died. This was reported by Baza , Mash and Shot telegram channels associated with security forces. According to channels, Korneychuk died during a meeting in the building of the Ministry of Transport on Old Basmann Street. The official stood up sharply, after which he fell to the floor and died, writes Baza.

The close minister of transport Andrei Nikitin earn close minister of transport in the Lords in the road sector. His brother is connected with the friend of Putin's daughter Andrey Nikitin. Photo: Nikolai Gernet / Roscongress On July 7, Vladimir Putin dismissed the Minister of Transport of Roman Starovoit, who headed the department since May 2024. He did not explain the reason for the resignation.

According to media reports, a criminal case could be instituted against the official Roman Starovoit, photo: Konstantin Karpov / Roscongress Roman Starovoit, photo: Konstantin Karpov / Roscongress The former head of the Ministry of Transport and the ex-governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit committed suicide, Ren TV , “112” , Mash and Shot, citing sources. Later, the information was confirmed in the UK.

St. Petersburg is the latest place in Russia to contemplate banning migrants from working as couriers or taxi drivers Courier service in St. Petersburg. Russia’s second city St. Petersburg could find itself facing a huge labour shortage following a ban on migrants working as taxi or delivery drivers that was due to come into force at the start of the month.

Photo: Andrey Gordeev / EPA-EFE Recent mass flight delays and cancellations across major Russian airports have caused an estimated 20 billion ruble (€210 million) in losses for Russian airlines, according to experts and industry sources cited by Russian news outlet Kommersant . The disruption, which unfolded over the weekend of 5–6 July, paralysed operations at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo, and Nizhny Novgorod’s Strigino airports.

Putin and Xi Jinping did not reach the Brix summit in Rio-this is what most likely allowed the union member countries not to quarrel. They just went around the acute moments Vladimir Putin participates in the video in a meeting of the Brix summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, July 6, 2025. Photo: Mikhail Metzel / Sputnik / Kremlin / EPA In Rio de Janeiro on July 6–7, the first summit of this informal club of developing states took place the first after the expansion of BRICS.

A firefighter tackles a blaze in Shebekino, Belgorod region, Russia, following a Ukrainian airstrike, 4 July 2025. Photo: Gladkov, Telegram Locals who have left their homes in border districts of the Belgorod region in southwestern Russia have sent a joint complaint to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov about the lack of police and ineffective local authorities in the areas, regional news website Bel.ru reported on Monday.

Photo: Lol Esports ru/YouTube Amazon and its Twitch streaming service filed a lawsuit against Kirill Malofeev, the son of Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev, RBC reports . Amazon and Twitch filed a lawsuit in California. They ask to forbid the defendant to initiate or continue any trials against the company and the service related to the account of Cyril Malofeev on the platform.

Photo: social networks Residents of the border regions of the Belgorod region, who left their homes, massively complain to the governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on the absence of police officers and the inaction of the authorities in their municipalities. The head of the region himself stated this during the operational meeting.

John Voit, Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson - special settlers of the US President in Hollywood. We decided to understand their political views (and horrified) Donald Trump star on the Hollywood alley of Glory in Hollywood, California, USA, July 20, 2016. Photo: Mike Nelson / EPA “Boring, unfair, political correct” - so the current US President Donald Trump described the ACCAR Award ceremony in 2024. This was a kind of warning against progressive Hollywood.

The aftermath of a Russian drone strike in the Sumy region, Ukraine, 7 July 2025. Photo: Ukrainian Emergency Services Three people were killed and over 50 more were injured as Russian drone attacks on cities across Ukraine continued from Sunday night into Monday morning, local authorities have said.

The acting head of the department was appointed Andrei Nikitin Photo: Presidential Administration Andrey Nikitin and Vladimir Putin. Photo: Administration of the President Update July 7 Later, several publications close to power structures said that Roman Starovoit committed suicide. Before that, they testified against the official in the case of thefts during the construction of fortifications on the border with Ukraine, Kommersant writes .