A helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a residential building wounding dozens, the head of the Kyiv Military Administration said in an update. Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten in Brovary, Kyiv region, killing 16 people, including two children and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Associated press reported citing the Ukrainian police.
Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyi, his first deputy Yevhen Yenin and Ministry’s state secretary Yurii Lubkovych died in the crash.Regional Deputy head, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said in a Telegram update that the “aircraft” fell on the social infrastructure facility, but did not provide any details. It remains to be confirmed what may have caused the sudden crash of the helicopter.
A helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a residential building, wounding dozens, the head of the Kyiv Military Administration said in an update. At the time of the accident, there were children and staff in the kindergarten, it further added. Visuals shared on Telegram showed a residential building on fire, as frantic people screamed for help on the ground.
Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram, “In Brovary a helicopter has crashed next to a nursery and residential building.” “Children and the employees of the kindergarten were there at the moment of the tragedy,” he said.
Furthermore, the Ukrainian official informed that civilians have since been evacuated and those needing medical assistance were sent to the hospital. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba noted, “There are casualties,” but did not specify the exact toll. The emergency services crew was seen working on the site to rescue children in the footage circulating online.
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