Denys Monastyrsky

2023 - 1 - 19

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Ukrainian Interior Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash (Bloomberg)

Ukraine's interior minister and at least 13 others were killed when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a multistory apartment building just east ...

The fatalities include all nine on board and at least one child, while 25 others were injured — 11 of them children, authorities said in a revised tally. Ukraine’s interior minister and at least 13 others were killed when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a multistory apartment building just east of Kyiv. The emergency services aircraft went down in the town of Brovary, an eastern suburb of the capital, Ihor Klymenko, the national police chief,

Ukraine: Helicopter Crash Near Kyiv Kills 16, Including Interior ... (Outlook India)

An earlier report said the helicopter crashed near a school. Three children are also among the dead, said Kyiv Regional Governor Oleksii Kuleba.

Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky was a leading light in supporting the Ukrainian people during Putin's illegal invasion and when we spoke in October I was struck by his determination, optimism and patriotism. British politician Suella Braverman expressed her condolence and said,"This is truly heart-breaking. No fighting has been reported recently in the Kyiv area.

Ukrainian interior minister Denys Monastyrsky killed in chopper crash (City A.M.)

A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb on Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine's interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said.

No fighting has been reported recently in the Kyiv area. Nine of those killed were on board the emergency services helicopter that crashed in Brovary, an eastern suburb of the capital, Mr Klymenko said. A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb on Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said.

Denys Monastyrsky – Ukraine's interior minister who died in copter ... (TRT World)

Monastyrsky was among 14 people, including children, who were killed after a helicopter crashed near a nursery outside the capital, Kiev.

"News of the death of Monastyrsky has shocked me deeply ... He was my friend," said Ylva Johansson, the EU commissioner for home affairs. Our hearts are with the Brovary community and our friends and partners at— Ambassador Bridget A. The pain is unspeakable," he said in a statement released shortly after the incident. Shocked and saddened by the terrible news from Brovary. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy called the crash a "terrible tragedy".

Ukraine war: Who was Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky? (BBC News)

The most senior Ukrainian official to die since the war began had not been long in the government.

"I have no words. His friend and MP Mariia Mezentseva said it was "a tragedy for everyone" as Mr Monastyrsky's ministry was playing a key role in Ukraine's response to the invasion. As a member of the president's Servant of the People party, he was elected to the parliament that same year and swiftly assumed a prominent role as head of the parliamentary committee on law enforcement affairs.

Ukraine's interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash (BBC News)

Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died alongside his first deputy minister and state secretary. Fourteen people died when the helicopter came down in ...

Many of the casualties were on the ground. One local woman told the BBC that she had seen a terrible flash as the helicopter circled above her home. "The pain is unspeakable," the president said. There was panic," said local volunteer Lidiya. "Parents were running, screaming. "The helicopter fell on the territory of one of the kindergartens." These are all war results absolutely." As well as the child that was killed, 11 of the 25 injured on the ground were youngsters. All that was recognisable of the helicopter was a door panel and one of its rotors which landed on the roof of a car. A friend of the late minister's, MP Mariia Mezentseva, said it was a tragedy for everyone as the ministry had a significant role in Ukraine's response to the invasion. The minister's death cuts to the heart of the government in Kyiv as the interior ministry has the vital task of maintaining security and running the police during the war. The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said the minister had been travelling to a war "hot spot" when his helicopter went down.