U.S. Embassy Kiev confirms death of employee

“It is with a broken heart that we report the death of an American community member at the US Embassy in Kiev.

Officials at the US Embassy in Kiev are currently working with the authorities to clarify the circumstances of the death, ”the embassy said on Twitter.

Earlier it became known that an employee of the US Embassy in Ukraine was beaten in Kiev, she died in hospital.

It was also reported that law enforcement agencies began searching for the alleged perpetrator.

A criminal case was opened.