A “black morning” in Ukraine. Zelensky calls the helicopter crash in Brovary a “terrible tragedy”. Government adviser talks about three possible explanations for the incident.
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A “black morning” in Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the helicopter crash in Brovary is a “tragedy awful”. Zelensky speaks of 15 deaths, at a time when the balance indicated by the authorities on the ground speaks of 18 victims of an event whose causes are already being investigated.
The possibility that the helicopter was targeted sabotage is one of the main possible explanations for the helicopter crash, according to a government adviser, Anton Gerashchenko, who works with the ministry the late minister headed.
A second hypothesis that is being admitted by the authorities is a mechanical problem or technical failure in the helicopter. It is also not excluded that the incident occurred due to a possible violation of safety regulations in the operation of the aircraft.
PHOTO: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shymhal announced via Telegram that a commission will be set up immediately to investigate the incident. An incident that caused a “great loss” for the government and for all of Ukraine, Shymhal said.
The Ukrainian president, through his official Telegram account, says that the “pain” he feels is “indescribable”, for the death of several members of his executive -including the Minister of Internal Administration- but also of several children who were They were in the nursery.
Source: Observadora
