An Emergency services helicopter crashed near a kindergarten school in Brovary in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. As per the reports, 29 were wounded and 18 killed including Ukraine’s Interior Minister.
“Three children among those who were killed”, said Oleksiy Kuleba. “There is information about 29 wounded, including 15 children. All necessary assistance is provided to them,” he added.
Kira Rudik, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, shared a video of the crash site. “It is impossible to believe. 17 died, including 2 children”‘ she wrote in a tweet.
The interior ministry was led by Denys Monastyrsky, who was appointed to the post in 2021. Nine of those killed were onboard the emergency services helicopter that crashed in Brovary, Kyiv’s eastern suburb.
As per the official reports, the helicopter landed between the kindergarten and a residential building. In the above video, the crash site can be seen covered in flames and smoke as rescue operations are carried out.
Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that there were several theories being investigated to explain a helicopter crash that killed the country’s interior minister and 13 others the previous day near Kyiv. “The investigation is ongoing,” he further added.