A helicopter crash in the city of Brovary, Kyiv region, killed the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Among the dead were Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, his first deputy Yevgeny Yenin and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lubkovich, head of the National Police of Ukraine Igor Klymenko said on Facebook.

• According to the latest data, 15 people died, including three children, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . 25 people were injured, including 10 children, he said.

• The helicopter crashed near the kindergarten.
• The footage that appeared on the Internet shows that the burning wreckage of the helicopter is scattered over a large area.
• The crash happened in the morning when it was foggy outside. From initial reports, it follows that the helicopter first crashed into the kindergarten building, and then crashed next to a residential building, writes BBC News. According to eyewitnesses , the helicopter crashed around 8 am. In the published photographs, the wreckage of the helicopter lies next to the entrance of a residential building, but the house itself was not damaged.

• “The helicopter circled, burned and flew in that direction. As I understand it, I chose the smallest object, because there is a two-story building, and here it is ten-story,” a resident of the house in Brovary, which is located near the garden, told Suspilne.
• According to the kindergarten teacher, everything happened when the children were only brought by their parents. If the helicopter had crashed later, there could have been more victims among children.
• The helicopter flew to "one of the hot spots" where "hostilities are taking place," said Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the President's Office.
• A state commission will be created to determine the causes of the incident, said Yuriy Ignat, a representative of the Ukrainian Air Force. He clarified that it is too early to put forward versions of what happened. Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin said that all versions are now being considered, including sabotage.
• The crashed helicopter is a Eurocopter Super Puma, it was handed over by France, Ignat said. Head of the National Police Igor Klymenko wrote on Facebook that the helicopter belongs to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. These devices have been in the service of the state structures of Ukraine since at least 2018, the notes . Rybar telegram channel

Context. Monastyrsky is the highest-ranking Ukrainian security official who died during the war with Ukraine. He played a key role in informing the public about the victims of Russian missile strikes, BBC News notes.