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A Russian deputy prime minister has literally shot himself in the foot.

Dmitry Rogozin is recovering in hospital, after a gun went off accidentally at a shooting range in Moscow.

His embarrassing injury was revealed when reporters noticed he hadn't turned up to the final cabinet meeting of the year on Monday.

A spokersperson said: "Dmitry accidentally shot himself in the foot and is in a Moscow hospital."

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But they said he is receiving treatment, but his wound was not a cause for concern.

Mr Rogozin is a keen marksman, and met with members of the National Rifle Association ahead of the 2017 World Rifle Championship, to be held in Moscow.

The Great Bear's hawkish deputy PM in charge of the country's defence industry is notoriously outspoken.

In May, he dismissed Western concerns about Moscow's increased presence in the Arctic by saying: "So what if they won't give us visas, put us on sanctions list ... tanks don't need visas"

He also declared on Twitter that in time the West would "fall under the weight of Islamic State and gays."

He's currently on travel blacklists in both the United States and the European Union.