Russia probes ex-minister’s death as body found hours after sacking | Politics News

Roman Starovoit, a former transport minister, was found dead from a gunshot wound near his car in the Moscow region, just hours after President Putin dismissed him amid a corruption investigation into embezzlement of defense funds in Kursk. Speculation surrounds the timing of his death as authorities consider the possibility of suicide, while Andrei Nikitin has been appointed as the new acting transport minister.

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Roman Starovoit, a Russian politician, was found dead near his car shortly after being fired by President Putin, and the police are investigating if it was a suicide or something else.

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