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Russia's transport minister found dead in suspected suicide, authorities say
1News
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Content warning: This article contains mention of suicide and may be distressing to some readers Russia's transport minister was found dead from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, investigators say — news that broke hours after the Kremlin...
Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead in car with gunshot wound
Metro
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July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was sacked by Russian President Vladimir Putin (Credits: AP) A Russian minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with an apparent ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound hours after being sacked by Vladimir...
Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions Escalate to Unprecedented Level
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: A Russian raid in Ekaterinburg targeting ethnic Azerbaijanis on June 27 resulted in deaths, injuries, and allegations of torture. This ignited a severe diplomatic crisis, with Baku accusing Moscow of ethnic violence and...
Russian firms asked to form joint ventures
The Express Tribune
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July 7, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited Russian companies to invest in joint ventures in areas such as electric buses, locomotives, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and agricultural machinery, stressing that such partnerships will be mutually beneficial. A...
Russian Minister Mysteriously Found Dead Hours After Putin Fired Him
The Daily Beast
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July 7, 2025
The former Russian transport minister was found dead hours after he was fired by the Kremlin on Monday morning. Roman Starovoit joined President Vladimir Putin’s cabinet in May 2024 after serving as governor of the Kursk Oblast region. He entered...
Russia's ex-minister Roman Starovoyt discovered dead; suicide suspected
AzerNews
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July 7, 2025
Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoyt has been found dead in the city of Odintsovo, Moscow Region. Svetlana Petrenko, a representative of the Russian Investigative Committee, stated that Starovoyt’s body was discovered in his private...
Russian minister found dead in car with gunshot wounds hours after Putin sacked him
The Mirror
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July 7, 2025
A minister fired by Vladimir Putin has been found dead just hours after he was sacked from his position. The body of Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit, 53, has been discovered inside his vehicle with fatal gunshot wounds. It's believed he...
Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound, hours after Putin fired him
The Print
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July 7, 2025
That investigation centres on whether 19.4 billion roubles ($246 million) earmarked in 2022 for fortifying Russia’s border with Ukraine in the Kursk region was properly spent or whether some of that money was embezzled. Russia’s Investigative...
Russia hits residential areas in Kharkiv six times, injuring 49 people – photos
Ukrainska Pravda
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July 7, 2025
Aftermath of Russian attack on Kharkiv. Photo: Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram Explosions rocked the city of Kharkiv on the morning of 7 July. Early reports indicate that there were six strikes on residential areas in Kharkiv, and 11 people have...
Russian minister found dead hours after Putin fired him
Fox News
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President Donald Trump tells reporters that he has yet to make progress with Putin on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on 'Sunday Night in America.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia’s transport minister, who also...
Russian Transport Minister Dies By Gunshot Hours After Getting Fired By Putin
Zero Hedge
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Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit is reported to have died by suicide on Monday, a mere hours after being dismissed from his post by President Vladimir Putin, according to Kremlin officials. Hours prior to Starovoit's death, Putin signed...
Russian minister found dead hours after his dismissal
Sky News Australia
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July 7, 2025
A Russian minister has been found dead just hours after being stood down by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Roman Starovoit had served as the nation's transport minister for over a year. He was found dead in his vehicle with a gunshot wound just...
Russian drones attack Zaporizhzhia, damaging university building and injuring 17 people – photos, video
Ukrainska Pravda
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July 7, 2025
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration The Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones on the morning of 7 July, injuring 17 people and causing destruction, including near a military enlistment office, as of 13:00. Source: Ivan...
Russia Wants to Eliminate Tax Dodgers in Bitcoin Mining: Report
CryptoPotato
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July 7, 2025
According to a local newspaper, the Russian Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Digital Development, and the Federal Tax Service have compiled a “registry” that has been sent to regions with increased mining activity. An official of the Finance...
Russian attacks kill 11, injure over 80 in Ukraine
The Shillong Times
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July 7, 2025
KYIV, July 7: Russian attacks on Ukraine have killed at least 11 civilians and injured over 80 others, including seven children. Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit was found dead in an apparent suicide, following a weekend of travel chaos...
Russian drone attacks on Ukraine skyrocket amid…
USA Today - Virginia
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WASHINGTON − Russian drone attacks on Ukraine have skyrocketed in recent weeks as the Pentagon continues to hold up deliveries of key air defense supplies, including Patriot interceptors. Russian drone strikes have increased by roughly 500% in...
Russians Strike Critical Infrastructure In Sumy Region, Power Outages Reported
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by Head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Oleh Hryhorov. “Russian forces struck a critical infrastructure facility in Sumy district. As a result of the attack,...
Russia says low global oil stockpiles prompted OPEC+ to hike output
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
Low global oil stockpiles were a major motivating factor in prompting OPEC+ members to raise production by 548,000 barrels per day in August at the group’s meeting on Saturday, the Russian government said in a statement. The group, which pumps...
Russian transport minister found dead after sacked by Putin
Channel 4 News
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July 7, 2025
At least one person has been killed and more than 70 others were injured in a series of Russian drone attacks this morning on Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv – other cities also came under attack including Zaporizhzhia where the Polytechnic...
Russia sentences former top military commander to 17 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery
Meduza
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Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, former deputy chief of Russia’s General Staff, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement. He was also ordered to pay a fine equal to twice the amount of the...