18 died in aircraft crash near Kyiv nursery -PHOTO-UPDATED-3

18 died in aircraft crash near Kyiv nursery -PHOTO -UPDATED-3
# 18 January 2023 12:49 (UTC +04:00)

18 people died, while 26 were injured during a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv region, Ukraine, APA reports citing the Ukraine's Defense Ministry.

Three of the dead were reported to be children.

***12:21

16 people died in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv region, Ukraine, APA reports citing UNIAN.

***11:30

Three people died in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv region, Ukraine, APA reports citing UNIAN.

According to the local police, five people were wounded in the accident.

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An aircraft crashed into a building in the Ukrainian town of Brovary near Kyiv, killing five on Wednesday, and emergency services rushed to the scene, a presidential aide said, APA reports.

He said checks were being made on casualties. Videos shared on social media showed a burning building and said an object resembling a helicopter or drone had crashed into a nursery building. Reuters was unable immediately to verify the reports.

“We are finding out information about casualties and the circumstances,” the deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

***11:16

An explosion occurred in Brovary city, Kyiv region, APA reports citing Kyiv Post.

Children are feared to be trapped inside a burning nursery in Kyiv after a helicopter crash, according to local media reports.

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