Only hours after President Putin had sacked the official, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was discovered dead. Aides say that his apparent suicide was a reaction to mounting pressure over war-related scandals and a wide-ranging corruption investigation in Kursk.

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead from an apparent suicide on Monday, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from his job. No reason was given for Starovoit’s dismissal,

Roman Starovoit, ministro de Transporte de Rusia, fue encontrado muerto por una herida de bala en un aparente suicidio, informaron los investigadores el