Russia's Minister of Transport reportedly killed himself just hours after being fired by President Vladimir Putin, according to the country's state-run news agency, which cited the national Investigative Committee.

Roman Starovoit was dismissed from the post of head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation not because of loss of trust, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly dismissed Transport Minister Roman Starovoit amid ongoing transport sector challenges exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Andrei Nikitin, former governor of the Novgorod region,