Denys Monastyrsky, Ukraine’s interior minister was amongst 17 people killed in a helicopter crash in the outskirts of Kyiv this morning. He was heading out of the city with colleagues when his helicopter crashed near a nursery in Brovary. Four children, who were on the ground, are also reported to be amongst the dead with 11 others being treated in hospital. So far 25 people have been reported injured.
Monastyrsky, 42, was travelling with Yevhen Yenin, his first deputy, and Yuriy Lubkovich, State Secretary and six others. All are reported dead. They were in a Super Puma helicopter belonging to the State Emergency Service. Monastyrsky’s team were flying to visit one of the war’s hot spots, according to an official spokesman, and their first destination would have been the city of Kharkiv. Denys Monastyrsky is the most senior Ukraine official who has died since last year’s invasion.
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