Updated at 18:50: According to sources at the US Embassy, the woman who died had 4 children. The embassy was also surprised that the news of her death had already appeared in the media, as the embassy staff had not yet announced it.

Updated at 20:39: Shevchenko clarified on Facebook that a US citizen had died. Police are investigating the case as premeditated murder.

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