ALBAWABA - Ukraine's police chief said that the Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy, and another official were killed in a helicopter crash, the Kyiv Independent reported on Wednesday.
In all, 16 were killed in the crash near a nursery in Kyiv region, the police chief added.
⚡️⚡️Police chief: Helicopter crash in Brovary kills 16 people, including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 18, 2023
Kyiv Oblast Governor Oleksiy Kuleba stated that children and employees were at the kindergarten when the crash occurred in Brovary, a city east of Kyiv.
Police said an additional five people were injured, but did not specify how.
