Ukrainian interior minister killed in helicopter crash in Kyiv suburb | USA TODAY

Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi was killed in a helicopter crash near Kyiv. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.

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Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, who oversaw Ukraine’s police and emergency services, appears to be the most senior Ukrainian official killed since the start of the war in Ukraine. Two of his top deputies, their assistants and the helicopter crew were among the dead, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram.

Zelenskyy said the national police and security services were working to determine the cause of the crash. There was no initial information indicating the helicopter was shot down. Images posted on social media from near the scene appear to suggest it crashed close to a residential building after hitting the kindergarten.

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23 comments

  1. Ukranians mistake a helicopter for a couple of Polish farmers and activate the air defense system and drop more missiles on themselves.

  2. This tragedy falls on Russia too, if you assume the flight was in support of defending themselves/some sort of logistics meeting.

    1. @Turd Burglar I mean it was a dear and rescue helicopter. Zelenskyy got in trouble for using it for personal use a few years ago. The Ukraine Gov fucked up here and got innocent kids killed.

    1. @Internet Censure if you tell that to the politicians who have been pushing this proxy war, they will tell you… collateral damages

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