Brovary helicopter crash: 14 people dead, including a girl born in 2017, 25 people injured, including 11 children — National Police

The search and rescue operation at the site of the January 18 helicopter crash was completed. As a result, 14 people were found dead, including a girl born in 2017. Mariana Reva, Spokeswoman of the National Police of Ukraine made this statement at a briefing at Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform.

“January 18, 2023 became a black page in the history not only of all the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also for the entire country. This is a great tragedy not only for our ministry, but also for Brovary, because the residents of the city also died. Currently, we can confirm that 14 people died as a result of the helicopter crash, one of them is a girl, born in 2017. There were 10 people on board the helicopter. Three are crew members, seven are the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, First Deputy Minister Yevhenii Yenin and the Ministry’s State Secretary Yurii Lubkovich. Tetyana Shutyak, Assistant and Deputy Head of the Patronage Service, two bodyguards and a photographer were also on (board). The search and rescue operation was completed yesterday afternoon,” — Reva said.

The Spokeswoman of the National Police also reported on the number and condition of the injured.

“In general, we know of 25 injured persons, 11 of them are children. As of now, 4 children are receiving inpatient treatment at a burn center in Kyiv, their condition is serious but stable. 7 children were sent home. 4 adults are receiving inpatient treatment at Brovary Central District Hospital, their health condition is satisfactory. Other adults are receiving outpatient treatment — their injuries are much lighter,” — Reva said.

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