The helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed 16 including Ukraine interior minister, news agency AFP reported. Ukrainian interior minister’s deputy and another official were also killed in the crash, BBC reported.
“In total, 16 people are currently known to have died,” the head of national police, Igor Klymenko, said. Among the dead are several top officials of the interior ministry including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, he said. Denys Monastyrsky, a 42-year-old father of two, was appointed as Ukraine’s interior minister in 2021.
Nine of those killed were aboard the emergency services helicopter that crashed in Brovary, Kyiv’s eastern suburb, police informed. Two children were among the dead and 10 of them were in hospital, officials said, as per news agency Reuters.
The site of the crash in the town of Brovary is located northeast of Kyiv. In videos widely shared on social media, the aftermath of the incident could be seen as rescue operations continued.
