Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, failed alongside his first deputy minister and state clerk. Sixteen people failed when the helicopter came down in Brovary, including three children, according to streamlined details from the Ukrainian administration. Mr Monastyrsky is the most prominent Ukrainian casualty since the war began. The deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said the minister had been en route to a war ” hot spot ” when his helicopter went down. His death cuts to the heart of the government in Kyiv as the minister has the vital task of maintaining security and running the police during the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken about the terrible tragedy that claimed the lives of true loyalists. The minister was a prominent member of President Volodymy Zelensky’s Government. He was a recognisable face for Ukrainians throughout the war, streamlining the public on casualties caused by Russian bullet strikes since Ukraine was raided in February 2022.
Ukrainian officers said those on board the helicopter included six ministry officers and three crew. First deputy minister Yevhen Yenin failed along with state clerk Yurii Lubkovich, whose task was to organise the work of the ministry. Before he moved to the interior ministry, Mr Yenin helped represent Ukraine’s government abroad. As well as the three children killed, 12 of the 30 injured on the ground were youths. Local people said the airman had tried to avoid high rise structures before the crash, and rather went down near the kindergarten. “There was a huge flash,” a woman described at the spot.” Also, after the flash, we heard an explosion.
Interior ministry counsel Anton Herashchenko said all three men were musketeers and statesmen who had worked to make Ukraine stronger. It was only four days ago that Ukraine was hit by one of the worst attacks since the launch of the war in which 45 civilians were killed. A Russian bullet hit a block of apartments in the central megacity of Dnipro killing 45 people, including six children.
