Ukraine’s Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky, was among the 18 killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday morning.

Also in the crash was his deputy, Yevhen Yenin, as reported by the official sources.


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The crash occurred near a kindergarten in Brovary, a town in the region of Kiev, Ukrainian capital.

The cause of the crash had yet to be established at the time of this report. (Xinhua/NAN)