Ex-Russian Minister Dies by Suicide After Putin Sacking Amid Graft Probe
Ex-Russian Minister Dies by Suicide After Putin Sacking Amid Graft Probe Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead by suicide on Monday, mere hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him from his post. Officials confirmed Starovoit’s body was discovered inside a car in Odintsovo, a Moscow suburb, with a gunshot wound. The Investigative Committee of Russia is probing the circumstances of his death, with suicide identified as the main theory. Starovoit’s abrupt dismissal, announced via an official Kremlin…