Denys Monastyrsky

2023 - 1 - 19

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Ukraine war: Who was Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky? (BBC News)

The most senior Ukrainian official to die since the war began had not been long in the government.

"I have no words. His friend and MP Mariia Mezentseva said it was "a tragedy for everyone" as Mr Monastyrsky's ministry was playing a key role in Ukraine's response to the invasion. As a member of the president's Servant of the People party, he was elected to the parliament that same year and swiftly assumed a prominent role as head of the parliamentary committee on law enforcement affairs.

Ukrainian Interior Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash (Bloomberg)

Ukraine's interior minister and at least 13 others were killed when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a multistory apartment building just east ...

The fatalities include all nine on board and at least one child, while 25 others were injured — 11 of them children, authorities said in a revised tally. Ukraine’s interior minister and at least 13 others were killed when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a multistory apartment building just east of Kyiv. The emergency services aircraft went down in the town of Brovary, an eastern suburb of the capital, Ihor Klymenko, the national police chief,

Ukraine: Helicopter Crash Near Kyiv Kills 16, Including Interior ... (Outlook India)

An earlier report said the helicopter crashed near a school. Three children are also among the dead, said Kyiv Regional Governor Oleksii Kuleba.

Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky was a leading light in supporting the Ukrainian people during Putin's illegal invasion and when we spoke in October I was struck by his determination, optimism and patriotism. British politician Suella Braverman expressed her condolence and said,"This is truly heart-breaking. No fighting has been reported recently in the Kyiv area.

Ukrainian interior minister Denys Monastyrsky killed in chopper crash (City A.M.)

A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb on Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine's interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said.

No fighting has been reported recently in the Kyiv area. Nine of those killed were on board the emergency services helicopter that crashed in Brovary, an eastern suburb of the capital, Mr Klymenko said. A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb on Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said.

Denys Monastyrsky – Ukraine's interior minister who died in copter ... (TRT World)

Monastyrsky was among 14 people, including children, who were killed after a helicopter crashed near a nursery outside the capital, Kiev.

"News of the death of Monastyrsky has shocked me deeply ... He was my friend," said Ylva Johansson, the EU commissioner for home affairs. Our hearts are with the Brovary community and our friends and partners at— Ambassador Bridget A. The pain is unspeakable," he said in a statement released shortly after the incident. Shocked and saddened by the terrible news from Brovary. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy called the crash a "terrible tragedy".

Ukraine's interior minister killed in helicopter crash (The Guardian)

Denys Monastyrskiy and other key officials among dead after crash near kindergarten in Kyiv suburb.

Klymenko said in a statement that the helicopter had been carrying Monastyrsky and eight others. Russia has focused on Bakhmut in recent weeks, claiming last week to have taken the In one picture, the helicopter’s main rotor could be seen embedded in a car roof. Western allies will gather at a US airbase in Germany on Friday to pledge more weapons for Ukraine. The SBU state security service said it was investigating possible causes including a breach of flight rules, a technical malfunction and the intentional destruction of the helicopter. Poland and Finland have said they would be ready to send Leopards to Ukraine if Berlin allows it. One witness said he saw the helicopter approach the neighbouring building from his kitchen window before it fell sharply. staff in the nursery at the time of this tragedy. There are casualties,” the Kyiv regional governor, Oleksiy Kuleba, wrote on Telegram. The national police chief, Ihor Klymenko, said Monastyrsky was killed along with his deputy and other senior ministry officials. “The pain is unspeakable,” he wrote on Telegram. The most recent update, on Wednesday afternoon, suggested one child had been killed, after previous reports that the number was at least three.