Ukrainian Transport Minister Heorhiy Kyrpa was found dead yesterday at his home outside Kiev, a government source said.

"An investigating group from the police are working at the scene. He was found dead with gunshot wounds at his dacha just at the outskirts of Kiev," the source said.

The television station 5 Kanal reported a gun was found near the body. It was not clear whether Mr Kyrpa killed himself or was murdered, the government source told Reuters.

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