Police discovered the body at 7.20am on Friday morning. According to reports, the man fell from the upper floor of the embassy on Behrenstrasse. The embassy is located in the Mitte district of the city.

       The identity of the man has not been revealed but Spiegel reports the 35-year-old was a second embassy secretary in Berlin since the summer of 2019.

       According to the publication, the embassy has not agreed to an autopsy of the body.

       The circumstances of the death are unknown.

       The body has also been transferred back to Russia.

       The embassy refused to comment on the publication's story for ethical reasons.

       It also labelled the incident as tragic.

       In 2017, six Russian diplomats died in the months following November 2016.

       As the most recent person had diplomatic immunity, the publication claimed a death investigation will not be undertaken bu the public prosecutor.

       Away from Friday's incident, Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the national Unity Day holiday with a trip to Crimea.

       He claimed Crimea will also be part of Russia although many states have deemed its annexation as illegitimate.

       He said: "Our country has regained its historical unity.

       "This living and unbreakable bond can be especially keenly felt, of course, here, in Sevastopol, in Crimea.

       "They are with Russia forever now, as that is the sovereign, free and unbending will of the people, of all our people.”

       Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

       Last month, Ukrainian forces destroyed a piece of Russian artillery equipment.

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       Ukrainian forces launched an airstrike in the Donbas region on Wednesday, October 28.

       It is the first time TB-2 drones were used to destroy military equipment in the region.

       Troops have built up on the border fueling fears of increased conflict.