Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said. Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday,

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit shot himself, according to a source quoted by the news outlet Izvestiya on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked Starovoit as transport minister on Monday.

Russia's former transport minister Roman Starovoyt killed himself Monday hours after being officially dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, the country's Investigative Committee said Monday. "Today,