Acting Minister of Internal Affairs on the disaster in Brovary: we will work day and night to find the answer
Ihor Klymenko, Acting Minister of Internal Affairs, has made it a priority to ensure that all authorities and divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs operate in a stable manner.
Source: Klymenko during the national 24/7 newscast
Quote from Klymenko: "This is a big loss for the entire staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To be honest, we're all devastated at the moment. Because we have lost our professional leaders, reputable people, and comrades... I would like to express my condolences to the families of all those who died in the disaster today.
Today, our main task is to continue the line and policy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was started and successfully implemented by Minister Monastyrskyi."
Details: The Acting Minister said that the first thing to do is to ensure the stable operation of all authorities and divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Klymenko gave assurances that the Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with other law enforcement agencies, and the Office of the Prosecutor General, will do everything to determine and establish why this disaster occurred as soon as possible.
Quote: "We will work day and night so that we can give a clear answer to all the questions that we, the public, have."
Earlier: At an extraordinary meeting on 18 January, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed the head of the National Police, Ihor Klymenko, as Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.
Background:
- On the morning of 18 January, a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten in Brovary in Kyiv Oblast, causing a fire to break out.
- The helicopter crash killed the top leadership of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs: Denys Monastyrskyi, Minister of Internal Affairs, Yevhen Yenin, First Deputy Interior Minister, and Yurii Lubkovych, three of the Interior Minister's aides and security guards. The data on the number of dead has differed. According to information confirmed as of 15:00, 14 dead people were found at the site of the helicopter crash, including 1 child.
- Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, said that the helicopter crash in Brovary occurred during a flight by Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi to one of Ukraine’s hotspots where fighting is ongoing.
- The Security Service has launched an investigation into the causes of the helicopter crash in Brovary; the main avenues of investigation are violation of flight safety rules, technical malfunction and intentional actions.
- At 15:45, emergency workers reported that emergency services had completed search-and-rescue operations at the site of the helicopter crash in Brovary.
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