January 18, 2023(AseanAll)--On January 18 local time, a Ukrainian helicopter crashed, killing the Minister of  the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior Affairs.

As reported by Ukrinform, top officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs - the minister, the first deputy minister and the state secretary - died in a helicopter crash in Brovary town, Kyiv region, on January 18.

The number of killed in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv region, has increased to 18 people, including three children.

Oleksiy Kuleba, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.

"As of 10:30, 18 people died, including 3 children. It is known about 29 injured, including 15 children," Kuleba said.

According to TASS，Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, his first deputy Yevgeny Yenin and Interior Ministry State Secretary Yury Lubkovich have been killed in a helicopter crash near Kiev, the National Police said in a statement on Telegram on Wednesday（January 18）.

At present, the cause of the incident is not clear.