Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot wound hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit's death in his car made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, though timeline of events remains unconfirmed

Russia's former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after he was sacked by Vladimir Putin.

The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia's investigative committee said in a statement.