Ukraine's interior minister, several other top officials and three children were among the 18 people killed when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside Kyiv on Wednesday.
As a result of the plane crash, the leadership of the interior ministry died," the head of Ukraine's police service, Igor Klymenko, said in a statement.
He specified that Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky and his first deputy, Yevgeniy Yenin, were both killed.
Locals react at the scene of a helicopter crash in Brovary, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 18,, 2023.
Türkiye extend condolences Emergency personnel work at the site of a helicopter crash, Brovary, Ukraine, Jan. 18, 2023.
The Turkish foreign minister on Wednesday extended condolences to Ukraine over the helicopter crash in the Kyiv region that claimed the lives of at least 18 people, including the country’s interior minister.
"I learned with great sorrow the news about the helicopter crash in Brovary near Kyiv, claiming many lives including #Ukraine’s Interior Minister," Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter. »