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ADVERTISEMENTRussian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was discovered useless close to Moscow on Monday, simply hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him following large disruptions of Russian civilian airspace attributable to Ukrainian drone raids.
In response to Russian media experiences, a gun was discovered close to Starovoit’s physique. Experiences additionally declare he died in an obvious suicide. Nevertheless, no official info on the reason for dying has been launched right now.
Earlier on Monday, the Kremlin offered no particular particulars or causes for the dismissal of Starovoit, who had served because the governor of Russia’s Kursk area earlier than being reappointed transport minister in Could 2024.
Nevertheless, his firing got here after virtually 300 flights have been grounded at main airports over the previous weekend as a result of newest Ukrainian drone raid.
On Saturday and Sunday, 485 fights ended up getting cancelled, in keeping with the Russian federal aviation company, Rosaviatsiya.
In whole, from early morning on Saturday till Monday morning, some 1,900 flights have been delayed as a result of what the company known as “airspace restrictions imposed on airports in central Russia.”
Kremlin-controlled outlet Komersant reported that the disruptions value the airways over 200,000 euros.
Ukraine’s drone raids on Russia
Whereas Russia has intensified its aerial assaults in opposition to Ukrainian civilians and residential and power infrastructure, Kyiv is focusing on Russia’s navy websites and conflict infrastructure.
On Saturday, Ukraine’s navy common employees stated that Ukrainian forces struck the Borisoglebsk air base in Russia’s Voronezh area.
Borisoglebsk is believed to be the house base of Russia’s Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets.
The Kremlin reported that Russian air defence shot down eight Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow late on Sunday, out of a complete of 90 UAVs in a single day over Russian territory, the Black Sea and Russia-annexed Crimea.
Most of them have been downed over the border areas close to Ukraine, however three have been additionally destroyed over the Leningrad area, together with the regional capital of St Petersburg, the ministry stated on Telegram on Monday.
Kyiv’s drone marketing campaign has already disrupted civilian air journey in Russia a number of occasions.
Originally of Could, simply days earlier than Moscow’s Victory Day parade, Ukrainian drones induced large disruption at Moscow’s airports, with 350 flights affected.
