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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu

Russia’s former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit killed himself on Monday after being fired by President Vladimir Putin, Russian authorities said.

jul 7, 2025, 2:00 pm • 122 56

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ggdepa.bsky.social @ggdepa.bsky.social

Sure.

jul 7, 2025, 6:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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DClickman @dclickman.bsky.social

An earlier post said he was fired. I thought "he wasn't thrown out... I mean he didn't fall out a window?". Well... I guess he lived on the ground floor. 🤪

jul 7, 2025, 2:06 pm • 4 0 • view
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chelittle.bsky.social @chelittle.bsky.social

Yeah probably with some assistance

jul 7, 2025, 2:44 pm • 2 0 • view
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Wim Kees van Dorp @iweab.bsky.social

@realjakebroe.bsky.social

jul 7, 2025, 2:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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choosearandomname.bsky.social @choosearandomname.bsky.social

At least he didn’t fall off a balcony

jul 8, 2025, 12:17 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ron Joiner @rockin-ronnie12.bsky.social

Let me guess, he fell from a window!

jul 8, 2025, 12:51 am • 1 0 • view
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DevilDoll @devilldoll.bsky.social

really?!

jul 7, 2025, 7:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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Fran @flamingo62.bsky.social

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jul 7, 2025, 3:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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sanityrules.bsky.social @sanityrules.bsky.social

Killed himself?! Probably using a sniper rifle from 100 yards away!

jul 7, 2025, 6:34 pm • 0 0 • view
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Shaay @smford.bsky.social

Mmm-hmmm, sure he did...just like the two Russian guys last month who "accidentally" fell out of windows. Dude's clearing house after not getting the whole of Ukraine after all this time and effort. Once a KGB agent...

jul 8, 2025, 1:14 am • 1 0 • view
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David Bell @davidbell900.bsky.social

Funny how often that happens in Russia. 🤔

jul 7, 2025, 7:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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Obstrepero @bockdr.bsky.social

Couldn't find a window?

jul 7, 2025, 2:29 pm • 3 0 • view
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Lord Admiral von Tired @lordtired.bsky.social

Aha. Suuuuuuuuuurrrrre.

jul 8, 2025, 12:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rick MacLennan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @rickmaclennan.bsky.social

At least he didn't trip and fall out a window. Putin must be in the mood to try something new.

jul 7, 2025, 4:22 pm • 11 0 • view
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ww2books.bsky.social @ww2books.bsky.social

Window must’ve been closed.

jul 8, 2025, 12:11 am • 0 0 • view
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ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ @guiri-maricon.bsky.social

jul 7, 2025, 2:02 pm • 5 0 • view
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Donna - RETIRED, pissed off, #metoo. @m00dswing.bsky.social

Did he push himself out of a hotel window?

jul 7, 2025, 3:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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Donna @dshu27.bsky.social

Whatever.

jul 7, 2025, 4:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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Chris @dragonflymsp.bsky.social

jul 7, 2025, 2:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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luckiiyu7.bsky.social @luckiiyu7.bsky.social

🙄

jul 7, 2025, 4:50 pm • 1 0 • view
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Alexis🇦🇺🌏🦘 @girldownoz.bsky.social

Welp! It was either that or the gulag!

jul 7, 2025, 2:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bob in the Desert @bobpress.bsky.social

Guns and windows are equally dangerous in Russia.

jul 7, 2025, 10:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Diogenes @diogenes-original.bsky.social

Sure

jul 7, 2025, 4:00 pm • 3 0 • view
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gavinrp.bsky.social @gavinrp.bsky.social

In America you do suicide, in Russia suicide does you!

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jul 7, 2025, 4:17 pm • 11 0 • view
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ONE INFINITY @one-infinity.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/one-... -ONE.

jul 7, 2025, 7:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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Antonio Bonasera @antoniobnsr.bsky.social

"Killed himself"? Are you journalists or putin puppets?

jul 7, 2025, 2:22 pm • 6 0 • view
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Richard Milner-Watts @rmilnerwatts.bsky.social

"Shot himself in the head twice to be sure"

jul 7, 2025, 2:02 pm • 50 1 • view
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Justin Beach 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @justinbeach.ca

With a high powered rifle, from a building across the street

jul 7, 2025, 2:18 pm • 16 0 • view
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vesmirnyturista.bsky.social @vesmirnyturista.bsky.social

They should all shoot themselves, so we can live in peace finally. Fck russia

jul 8, 2025, 8:11 am • 2 0 • view
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equines.bsky.social @equines.bsky.social

@politico.eu he couldn't find an open window?

jul 7, 2025, 2:34 pm • 4 0 • view
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Laintain @laintain-16.bsky.social

Kinda sad when the world doesn't believe the botox king in the Kremlin who has murdered more of his own people then we have had hot dinners....

jul 7, 2025, 7:04 pm • 0 0 • view
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Juror 8 @hatespotter.bsky.social

Total RU officials dismissed/arrested: At least 48 Officials deceased: At least 2 Officials still alive: At least 46 but we love propaganda

jul 7, 2025, 2:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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bluethru.bsky.social @bluethru.bsky.social

Yeah. He ‘shot himself’.

jul 7, 2025, 8:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kor-Ben Dallas @acewiz8.bsky.social

Let me guess, he was found in a rolled up carpet with a bullet in his head clutching a suicide note!

jul 7, 2025, 8:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sam Morey @pensandlighters.bsky.social

Are you guys just not allowed to criticize Putin or something?

jul 7, 2025, 2:03 pm • 2 0 • view
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Gabby0219 @gabby0219.bsky.social

Are they sure that Putin didn’t assist in suicide? 🤔

jul 7, 2025, 8:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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daveyboy65.bsky.social @daveyboy65.bsky.social

Executed

jul 7, 2025, 3:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alessandra 🦋🐧 @saborina.bsky.social

He was suicided.

jul 8, 2025, 12:41 pm • 2 0 • view
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Dinosaur Souffle @catintheht.bsky.social

Did avoid a date with a window though

jul 7, 2025, 9:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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KidChemical @kidchemicalamber.bsky.social

Poison berries?

jul 7, 2025, 4:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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KidChemical @kidchemicalamber.bsky.social

Nice he can count on you guys for parroting his bullshit huh?

jul 7, 2025, 4:41 pm • 1 0 • view
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robwfox.bsky.social @robwfox.bsky.social

You mean he didn't fall out of a window? WTF?

jul 7, 2025, 3:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Snarky McSnarkerson @dr0923.bsky.social

jul 7, 2025, 2:46 pm • 2 0 • view
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Nick (The Angry Cat) @ntse.bsky.social

"Shoots himself WHILE dead" more likely...

jul 8, 2025, 9:50 am • 2 0 • view
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Richie A. @schoefaz.bsky.social

Die 3. beliebteste Selbstmord-Art dort, nach "aus dem Fenster fallen" und "Tee trinken"!

jul 7, 2025, 3:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Char @charjg.bsky.social

Keeps happening...so weird...maybe they need to invest mental health services

jul 7, 2025, 3:52 pm • 3 0 • view
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NessaZorro @nessazorro.bsky.social

Like others have said probably twice to make sure.

jul 7, 2025, 2:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social

A cruel and sinister nation.

jul 7, 2025, 2:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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MKrebs 🏴🇪🇺🇺🇦 ⚅⚁ ⚂⚂ ⚂⚀ ⚃⚂ @mkrebs.bsky.social

LOL

jul 7, 2025, 4:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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Headshot @headshotharlot.bsky.social

Riiiiiiiight

jul 8, 2025, 12:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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wiwaldi.bsky.social @wiwaldi.bsky.social

Where is the Problem? Dont you like Russians to be killed?

jul 8, 2025, 1:04 pm • 1 0 • view
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DavidKoroma.eth @koroma.bsky.social

It’s wild that Western journalists actually print something like this without even mentioning the track-record of apparent suicides and untimely deaths among top-level Russian officials. We do ourselves a disservice by ignoring the downsides of Oligarchy & Fascism…

jul 8, 2025, 5:56 am • 0 0 • view
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deblooze.bsky.social @deblooze.bsky.social

He shot himself rather than jumping out the window?😧 Some people have no respect for tradition.🤨 … On second thought, maybe he just stood too close to the window and forgot to draw the blinds.😵 Undoubtedly they’ll be calling on Russia’s most talented fiction writers for the forensics report. 🥱

Window glass with five bullet holes
jul 7, 2025, 7:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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James Bolter @bolterj.bsky.social

jul 8, 2025, 2:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mike C. @m1a2c3-po.bsky.social

He was shown the window… doors are so old fashioned 🤷🏻‍♂️

jul 7, 2025, 7:47 pm • 2 0 • view
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reginaldwright.bsky.social @reginaldwright.bsky.social

Sure he did

jul 7, 2025, 2:07 pm • 3 0 • view
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Derek Brauders @derekbrauders.bsky.social

One sentence caught my attention here: "One lawmaker said that Starovoit’s death may have occurred before he was sacked by the president." Of course the obvious point stands, nevertheless it really makes the eyes boggle when you read it. Someone seems upset!

jul 7, 2025, 3:19 pm • 0 0 • view