Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoit commits suicide after being fired by Vladimir Putin

Interestingly, #Russia’s #Transport #Ministry reported that #Starovoit had taken part in an #emergency #meeting on July 6 addressing an ammonia #leak from a tanker in the port of #Ust-Luga. A statement on the ministry’s official Telegram channel, published at 13:13 #Moscow time, claimed the session was chaired by Starovoit.

Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoit commits suicide after being fired by Vladimir Putin

Roman Starovoit, who was officially dismissed as Russia’s Minister of Transport on July 7, has committed suicide, according to reports from multiple Russian media outlets.

^{The Insider}