Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said. Starovoit was dismissed by Putin on Monday morning.

Russia's former transport minister, Roman Starovoit, allegedly died by suicide mere hours after he was fired by Vladimir Putin.He was found dead in his apartment on Monday, according to reports. Russia's Izvestiya news outlet reported that Starovoit shot himself,

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin fired his transport minister on Monday, according to a presidential decree, removing Roman Starovoit from his post after just over a year in the job.