The helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 14 people. On board was Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky and MP Yevgeny Enin that they will die.
Kyiv governor, Aleksey Kuleba, has already responded and said that 25 people were injured, including 10 Children. At the time of the explosion, there were children and staff in the kindergarten.
“We are gathering information about the victims and the circumstances,” Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, wrote in a messenger. telegram.
The President of Ukraine also commented on the helicopter crash, calling the situation a “terrible tragedy” that caused “indescribable pain.” Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the death toll and added that the number of victims is being specified, Reuters reports.
“I instructed the Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with the National Police of Ukraine and other authorized bodies, to find out all the circumstances of the incident,” he wrote in a messenger. telegram.
“To date, 3 children have died. The pain is indescribable,” you can read, also expressing condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
Initially, the regional governor claimed that 18 people died in the accident, but emergency services corrected it to 15. Later, a new amendment was made indicating that 14 people died.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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