Ukrainian Embassy Responds to Killing of Refugee in Charlotte

The embassy told The Epoch Times that it is in communication with local law enforcement after Iryna Zarutska’s death last month.
Ukrainian Embassy Responds to Killing of Refugee in Charlotte
Iryna Zarutska in an undated photo. Iryna Zarutska via Instagram via Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The Ukrainian Embassy in the United States offered a response to the death of a Ukrainian war refugee who was fatally stabbed on a light rail train in Charlotte last month.

In a statement to The Epoch Times on Tuesday, the embassy’s spokesperson, Halyna Yusypiuk, said the embassy is “deeply saddened by the tragic death of Ukrainian citizen Iryna Zarutska,” adding that the embassy contacted her family after the murder occurred.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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