Afghanistan, July 8 -- Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead in his car just hours after President Putin dismissed him, with reports indicating gunshot wounds and suspected suicide.
The Kremlin has confirmed the death of Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit but has remained silent about the possible motives behind the incident.
On Monday, July 7, CNN reported that Starovoit's body was discovered inside his car in Moscow, just hours after he was dismissed from office by President Vladimir Putin.
Reports indicate that gunshot wounds were found on Starovoit's body, suggesting that a firearm was used in what appears to be a suicide.
His dismissal came in the wake of several days of turmoil in Russia's air transport...