Russia's former transport minister Starovoit has shot himself, Izvestiya cites source

FILE PHOTO: Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit arrives at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit has shot himself, Izvestiya news outlet reported on Monday citing a source.

Russian President Vladimir Putin fired Starovoit as transport minister on Monday.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)