After a close political friend died in a plane crash, Zerenski said he was not worried about his own safety

2023-01-20

Within five days, there were two worrying civilian casualties in Ukraine. First, 45 civilians were killed in a missile attack on the Dnipro residential building, and then the helicopter taken by the Minister of Interior crashed near the kindergarten in the outskirts of Kiev, killing more than 10 people, including children. Ukrainian President Zelensky, who was busy making a video speech at the Davos Forum, said that he was not worried about his personal safety, and suggested that Russia's military action was the root cause of all this. Finally, he did not forget to continue to urge Western allies to speed up military assistance. "The fog is very heavy and there is no light... falling near the kindergarten" The Ukrainian National Emergency Bureau released the latest news on the afternoon of the 18th, saying that the helicopter crash occurred in the eastern suburb of Kiev on the same day, causing 14 deaths and 25 injuries. The National Emergency Bureau revised the previous 18 deaths to 14 deaths. All nine people on the helicopter died, including several senior officials of the Ukrainian government, including the Minister of Internal Affairs Denis Monastrsky and the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevgen Yenin. After the helicopter crashed, it exploded and caught fire, and ground buildings were damaged. The dead and injured also included children near the crash site. According to the BBC, Volodymyr Yermelenko, a local resident, was quoted as saying: "The fog was heavy at that time, and there was no electricity. When there was no electricity, there would be no lights on the building." Other witnesses said that the pilot tried to avoid high-rise buildings before the crash, but fell near the kindergarten. A local woman told the BBC that she saw a terrible flash when the helicopter hovered over her home. She said that the pilot apparently tried to avoid her 10-storey apartment building and chose to close to smaller buildings. At present, there is no indication that the crash was not an accident. However, Ukraine's national security department said that it was investigating several possible causes of the crash, including man-made damage, technical failure or pilot violation of flight rules. Just four days ago, on the 14th, Ukraine suffered one of the most serious attacks since the escalation of the crisis. A residential building in Dniporo was suddenly attacked by a missile. The building was razed to the ground, and 45 civilians were killed, including 6 children. "His death deeply stabbed the heart of the Kiev government." The BBC said that the Interior Minister Denis Monastrsky, who was killed in the plane crash, was one of the political advisers of President Zelensky who had served for the longest time. He was the highest level government official killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis. British media said that his death "deeply hurt the heart of the Kiev government", because the Minister of the Interior was responsible for maintaining public security and managing the police during the crisis. During the entire Ukrainian crisis, he was one of the most familiar faces of Ukrainian people. He was responsible for introducing the casualties caused by Russian missile attacks since February 2022 to the public. Mariia Mezentseva, a member of parliament and a friend of the late minister, said that this was a tragedy for everyone because he played an important role in Ukraine's response to the crisis. "He responded to colleagues, friends and family around the clock

Edit:Hou Wenzhe    Responsible editor:WeiZe

Source:chinanews.com

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