Russian minister ends life hours after being fired by Putin

In a shocking incident, Russia's erstwhile transport minister, Roman Starovoit, changeable himself dormant from a weapon helium was awarded hours aft President Vladimir Putin sacked him. According to a study from the Daily Mail, the curate was recovered dormant successful his backstage car successful the colony of Myakinino, successful the Odintsovo territory of Moscow region.

A firearm was recovered adjacent his body."Today, the assemblage of erstwhile Transport Minister Roman Starovoyt was recovered successful his backstage car with a gunshot coiled successful the Odintsovo district," the Investigative Committee said successful a statement."Suicide" is being considered arsenic the astir apt origin of death. "The main mentation (considered) is suicide," it added. Meanwhile, nary crushed was fixed for his dismissal. However, commenting connected the firing, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it was "not linked to a nonaccomplishment of trust".Kremlin published a decree signed by the president to relieve Starovoyt of his duties. It lone said: "Roman Starovoyt was relieved of the station of curate of transport."After sacking Starovoyt, his deputy, Andrey Nikitin, was appointed arsenic acting transport minister. According to Dailymail, Starovoit utilized the weapon that was awarded to him successful 2023 by the enactment of the ministry of interior affairs. His sacking followed cancellations and delays of hundreds of flights astatine Moscow's Sheremetyevo and St Petersburg's Pulkovo airports implicit the weekend.

According to the report, travellers had to endure monolithic hold times arsenic Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted the functioning. It besides impacted different airports successful occidental and cardinal Russia. Between Saturday and Sunday, astir 485 flights were cancelled and 1,900 services were delayed.