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

The former Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoyt attends a meeting in Mineralnye Vody on May 6, 2025 [File: Dmitry Astakhov/AFP]

Russia’s top criminal investigation agency is probing the death of Roman Starovoit, a former transport minister whose body was found with a gunshot wound near his car, hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him from his post.

Authorities on Monday said the 53-year-old politician’s body was discovered near a Tesla vehicle abandoned near a park in the Moscow region, with a pistol, registered in Starovoit’s name, located nearby.

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