18 killed in helicopter crash including interior minister of Ukraine

18 people, including the interior minister, were killed in a helicopter crash in Ukraine. Three children were also inside the victims. Local time today Wednesday, the helicopter crashed near a kindergarten on the outskirts of Brovary, in the eastern part of the capital, Kiev.

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According to the BBC report, eight such officials of the ministry, including Ukraine's Interior Minister Denis Monastirsky, were on the plane. The 1st Deputy Minister and Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs are also among the dead. Police Chief Ihor Klemenko said the aircraft belonged to the Ukrainian Service Department.

Oleksii Kuleba, chief of the Kyiv regional military administration, said the Brovary tragedy left 18 dead, with 29 injured. The injured have been sent to hospital.

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After the accident, the fire spread near the kindergarten. Children and school staff were then evacuated from the premises. Debris from the helicopter was seen burning outside the school building. It was foggy and foggy at the time of the accident. It was initially reported that the helicopter had crashed near a residential building before hitting a kindergarten.

Besides the minister, two other senior officers of the home ministry were killed. Among them were Yevgen Yenin, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry and Yuriy Lubkovich, State Secretary.