Russia's former transport minister was found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound, hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him.

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,

Politician Roman Starovoit, 53, was found dead in his Tesla with a gunshot wound to the head hours before Putin had sacked him - Russian officials declared his death a 'suicide'