Ukrainian interior minister killed in helicopter crash
Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky has been killed in a helicopter crash in the town of Brovary some 8km northeast of capital city Kiev, Ukrainian police said, Armenpress reports.
Another 22 people, including ten children, were injured, Klimenko said.
Kilmenko said Monastyrsky was killed in the crash along with his deputy and other senior ministry officials.
Media outlets later reported the death toll to be 18, including 3 children, and 29 injured, including 15 children.
The helicopter came down near a nursery.
The helicopter belonged to the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry.
Monastyrsky, 42, has been Ukraine’s Interior Minister since August 2019.
The Interior Ministry said it’s looking into several possible reasons for the crash, including malfunction of equipment, violation of security rules and sabotage.
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