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Russian minister shoots himself dead hours after Putin fires him

The Russian authorities said his body was found in his car.

TAS News Service

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Monday, July 7, 2025

MOSCOW: Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoyt on Monday died by suicide after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin.

Starovoyt shot himself in a Moscow suburb after the dismissal was announced, according to Russian news agencies as saying.

The Russian authorities said his body was found in his car.

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