Ukraine’s Interior Minister and others die in a plane crash in an eastern suburb of the Capital of Kyiv.
The unforeseen event led to the death of three main figures in the Ukraine Interior Ministry.
The Minister of Interior, Denys Monastyrsky, aged 42, and his first deputy minister and state secretary all died in the plane crash.
Asides from the three main figures from Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, fourteen people were also recorded dead when the helicopter came down in Brovary around 8:30 local time (6:30 GMT).
Though there was no indication that the crash was anything other than an accident, the SBU state security said it was following several possible causes for the crash.
The possible causes were said to be either sabotage, technical issues, or breach of flight rules.
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Furthermore, Ukraine Interior Minister is recorded as the longest-serving political adviser to President Volodymye Zelensky and the highest-profile Ukrainian casualty since the war began.
In reaction to the crash, the deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said the minister had been traveling to a war “hot spot” when his helicopter went down.
Again, it was just four days that Ukraine was hit by one of the worst attacks since the start of the war in which 45 civilians were killed.
A Russian missile hit a block of flats in the central city of Dnipro killing 45 people, including six children.
Tributes
MP Mariia Mezente, a friend of the late minister said it was a tragedy for everyone as the ministry had a significant role in Ukraine’s response to the invasion.
Also, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said the three men were friends and statesmen who had worked to make Ukraine stronger.
He took to Facebook to mourn his late friend.
“We will always remember you. Your families will be cared for,” he said on Facebook.
Ms. Mezentseva said she had initially thought that the disaster was fake news: “But unfortunately it’s true.”
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