युक्रेनको राजधानी किएभको शिशु पाठशाला नजिक आज भएको हेलिकप्टर दुर्घटनमा परी युक्रेनका गृहमन्त्रीसहित १८ जनाको मृत्यु भएको छ । दुर्घटनामा दुई जना बालबालिका पनि मारिएका बीबीसीले जनाएको छ ।
अनलाइनमा पोष्ट गरिएको एउटा भिडियोमा आगो लागेको देखिन्छ भने रुवाबासी भएको आवाज सुनिन्छ । दुर्घटनाका सम्बन्धमा तत्काल थप विवरण प्राप्त भएको छैन । राष्ट्रिय प्रहरी प्रमुख इगोर क्लेइमन्कोले अहिलेसम्म १६ जनाको ज्यान गएको जानकारी प्राप्त भएको बताउनुभएको छ । गृहमन्त्रालयका कैयौँ उच्च अधिकारी, गृहमन्त्री डेनिस मोनास्ट्रास्के र उहाँका उपमन्त्रीको ज्यान गएको छ ।
बयालीस वर्षीय गृहमन्त्री मोनास्ट्रास्के दुई सन्तानका पिता हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ दुई वर्षअघि गृहमन्त्री नियुक्त हुनुभएको थियो । दश जना बालबालिकासहित २२ जनालाई अस्पताल भर्ना गरिएको छ । दुर्घटनाका बेला शिशु पाठशालामा कर्मचारी र बालबालिका थिए । प्रहरी र चिकित्साकर्मी दुर्घटनास्थलमा उद्धार तथा उपचारमा सक्रिय छन् ।।
The leadership of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry have died in a helicopter crash in the town of Brovary near Kyiv, on Wednesday.
“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 another official saying in an update that 18 people are now known to have died, including three children. Nine of the fatalities were on board the helicopter.
Firefighters work near the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv, killing 18 people, including two children and Ukrainian interior minister, on January 18, 2023.
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Helicopter death toll rises to 18
The number of victims from a helicopter crash near Kyiv that has killed Ukraine’s interior minister and other top-ranking officials has risen to 18.
As of 10:30 a.m. local time, there are 18 people known to have died, including 3 children, the head of Kyiv’s Regional Military Administration Oleksii Kuleba said Wednesday.
He said around 29 people, including 15 children, were known to have been wounded in the crash, that took place next to a kindergarten and residential building. All emergency services are at the site of the crash, he said.
Rescue teams work near the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv, killing 18 people, including three children and Ukrainian interior minister, on January 18, 2023.
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Tributes to the victims have begun with an advisor to one of the victims, Interior Minister Denys Monasty
Interior minister and other officials reportedly die in Ukraine helicopter crash
The leadership of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry are reported to have died in a helicopter crash in the town of Brovary near Kyiv, on Wednesday.
“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 reportedly fell near a kindergarten and a residential building in the town, with Klymenko saying that 16 people are known to have died, including two children. Nine of the fatalities were on board the helicopter.
Twenty-two victims are in hospital, including 10 children, Klymenko said.
“All specialized and specialized services work on site. The inspection of the scene is ongoing.”
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