Denys Monastyrskyi Cause Of Death

Denys Monastyrsky, Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, died Wednesday, 18 January 2023, in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed at least 14 people, including other officials and three children, authorities said.

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman called Denys Monastyrsky “a leading light in supporting the Ukrainian people during Putin’s illegal invasion.” She said she was “struck by his determination, optimism and patriotism.”

The Security Service of Ukraine is conducting an investigation, prosecutor general Andriy Kostin said. “For now, we are considering all possible versions of the helicopter crash accident,” he said on Telegram.

The crash comes at a particularly dark period in the war for Ukraine, just days after the Russian strike on the apartment building in southeastern Ukraine killed 45 people, including six children the deadliest attack on civilians since the spring.

“Another very sad day today new losses,” said Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, dabbing teary eyes and pinching her nose as she responded to the news while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The forum held 15 seconds of silence after opening the session to honor the Ukrainian officials killed.