Ukrainian interior minister and three childern among 18 killed in helicopter crash

There was no immediate word on whether the crash was an accident or a result of the war with Russia.

Ukrainian police say a helicopter crash near Kyiv has killed 16 people (Andriy Andriyenko/AP)

A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb on Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said.

Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy Yevhen Yenin, and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yurii Lubkovych were among those killed, according to Ihor Klymenko, chief of Ukraine’s National Police.