Ukrainian Interior Minister, 15 others killed in helicopter crash near capital Kyiv

Kyiv: At least 16 people, including Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky have died in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv. Police said, 22 victims are also in hospital, including 10 children. Police identified the helicopter as a State Emergency Services aircraft, but provided no details about the cause of the crash.

Nine of the



people who died were onboard the helicopter. Among the dead are several top officials of the interior ministry. Mr. Monastyrsky was appointed interior minister in 2021. Officials said that at the time of the crash children and employees were in the kindergarten. The scene of the crash in the town of Brovary is located some 20 kilometers northeast of Kyiv.