A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb Wednesday killed 17 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister and two children, Ukrainian authorities said.
Dead bodies lie on the ground at the site of the helicopter crash in Brovary, Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2023.The site of the deadly helicopter crash near a kindergarten in Brovary, Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2023.AFP via Getty ImagesNine of those killed were aboard the emergency services helicopter that crashed in Brovary, an eastern suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Klymenko said.
There was no immediate word on whether the crash was an accident or a result of the almost 11-month war with Russia. A total of 22 people were injured, including 10 children. Earlier, officials and media reports said the helicopter crashed near a kindergarten.
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