The leadership of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry died in a helicopter crash in a suburb of the capital Kyiv on Wednesday. Ukrainian officials killed in helicopter crash were flying to front line
“This morning, on January 18, a helicopter of the State Emergency Service crashed in Brovary. As a result of the crash, the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs died: the minister, the first deputy minister, and the state secretary,” the head of the National Police of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko said on Facebook.
The helicopter fell near a kindergarten and a residential building in the town, with Klymenko saying that 18 people are known to have died, including three children. Nine of the fatalities were on board the helicopter.
In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin could be ready to announce another mobilization round as Russia looks to beef up its armed forces in Ukraine. “Putin may announce a second mobilization wave to expand his army in the coming days — possibly as early as January 18,” analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said Tuesday.
Ukrainian intelligence officials said last week they believed Russia was preparing for a second wave of mobilization. Ukrainian officials killed in helicopter crash were flying to front line.
The senior officials of the Ukraine’s Interior Ministry who died this morning in a helicopter crash were on their way to the front line, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the presidential administration, said in a briefing Wednesday.
“The purpose [of the flight] was to make a working visit to one of the hot spots in our country. The Minister of Internal Affairs was heading there,” deputy head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said at a briefing in comments reported by news agency Ukrinform.
