Ukraine’s inside minister, 15 others killed in helicopter crash close to Kyiv

An helicopter crashed right into a constructing within the Ukrainian city of Brovary close to Kyiv on Wednesday. Ukraine’s inside minister and 15 others have been killed within the mishap.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 18, 2023 14:27 IST

An plane crashed right into a constructing in Brovary city close to Ukraine’s capital metropolis Kyiv. (File picture)

By India Today Web Desk: Ukraine’s inside minister and 15 others have been killed when a helicopter crashed right into a nursery in Brovary city close to Ukraine’s capital metropolis Kyiv on Wednesday, police stated. Two youngsters have additionally misplaced their lives within the incident. Emergency companies have rushed to the scene, a presidential aide stated.

“There were children and … staff in the nursery at the time of this tragedy. Everyone has now been evacuated. There are casualties,” Kyiv area governor Oleksiy Kuleba wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

As per the police, 16 individuals died, together with two youngsters, in Kyiv area helicopter crash, tweeted AFP.

It was not instantly clear what precipitated the helicopter to crash. There was no speedy remark from Russia and Ukrainian officers made no reference to any Russian assault within the space on the time.

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“We are finding out information about casualties and the circumstances,” the deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential workplace, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

UKRAINE ASKS FOR TANKS FROM WEST

To stand up to Russian assaults, Ukraine has in latest weeks been urgent Western backers to produce its forces with superior tanks, particularly the German-designed Leopard mannequin. Berlin has been closely criticised over its stuttering response to the warfare in Ukraine.

Britain has pledged 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, which might make it the primary Western nation to produce the heavy tanks Kyiv has been calling for.

Putin slammed Kyiv’s “destructive” insurance policies that “bet on the intensification of hostilities with the support of Western sponsors who are ramping up the supplies of weapons”.

His spokesperson advised reporters that “these tanks are burning and will burn”.

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(With inputs from Reuters, AFP)

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Jan 18, 2023