Denys Monastyrskyy, the interior minister of Ukraine, was one of 14 people killed in a helicopter crash outside of Kyiv.
According to Ukrainian emergency services, a helicopter crash in a suburb of the nation’s capital, Kyiv, claimed the lives of at least 14 people, including the interior minister.
In the event on Wednesday, one youngster was among the dead, and 25 other people were hurt. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU), they were receiving medical care in a hospital. A local authority had previously reported 18 deaths.
There was no immediate official statement on the cause of the collision.Russia has not responded since its invasion of Ukraine some 11 months ago.
Here is what we currently know:
Where did the helicopter go down?
In the northeastern suburbs of the Ukrainian capital, in the town of Brovary, the helicopter touched down at approximately 8:20 a.m. local time (06:20 GMT).
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Videos posted on social media appeared to show a burning structure near the alleged crash site of the helicopter. In the video, yelling was audible from the audience.
The SESU helicopter, according to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, was headed for front-line positions in the country’s east when it crashed.
Suella Braverman, the British Home Secretary, said of Monastyrskyy that he was “a leading figure in supporting the Ukrainian people during [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s illegal invasion.”
She wrote on Twitter, “When we chatted in October, I was struck by his resolve, hope, and patriotism.”
While this was going on, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser issued a statement in which she expressed her sympathies to the Ukrainian authorities and pledged Germany’s assistance in determining what caused the helicopter to crash.
Who was Ukraine’s interior minister, Denys Monastyrskyy?
While travelling to the front lines, 42-year-old Sergei Monastyrskyy was killed in a helicopter crash on the outskirts of Kiev.
Denys Monastyrskyy, the interior minister of Ukraine, was killed on Wednesday morning after the helicopter he was riding in crashed close to a daycare centre outside of Kyiv.
According to officials, the plane was headed toward front-line locations in eastern Ukraine when it crashed.
As for the reason for the occurrence, there was no immediate official statement.
Yevhen Yenin, the deputy of Monastyrskyy, and Yurii Lubkovych, the state secretary of the interior ministry, were also killed.
According to Ukraine’s emergency services, a youngster who was on the ground as well as others on board totaled at least 14 fatalities.
Monastyrskyy oversaw the emergency services and the police in Ukraine. He is the most well-known Ukrainian victim since Russia’s invasion began almost a year ago.
SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES AND AL JAZEERA
