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Wednesday 18 January 2023
13:46
PUTIN HAS “NO DOUBT” ABOUT RUSSIA’S VICTORY
In a speech, the Russian president said he had “no doubt” of a Russian victory in Ukraine, almost a year after the war began.
13:43
DENYS MONASTYRSKY DEATH: THE QUAI D’ORSAY GREETS A MINISTER ‘COMMITTED’ TO DEEPENING FRENCH-UKRAINIAN RELATIONS
A few hours after the death of Ukraine’s interior minister in a helicopter crash, the Quai d’Orsay praised this minister as “personally committed to deepening relations between our two countries”.
“France learned with great sadness of the death of Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky following a helicopter crash in Brovary that claimed many lives, including children,” the ministry wrote in a statement. “In his capacity as co-chair of the joint Franco-Ukrainian economic commission, Denys Monastyrsky has personally worked to deepen relations between our two countries.”
13:12
HELICOPTER DOWN: WHO WAS DENYS MONASTYRSKY?
Ukraine’s Interior Minister is one of 18 people killed in a helicopter crash in Ukraine on Wednesday morning.
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13:10
HELICOPTER DOWN: BERLIN OFFERS HELP WITH THE DETECTION
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced on Wednesday that she had offered Kyiv Germany “assistance” in an investigation aimed at clarifying the causes of a helicopter crash that killed at least 18 people, including her counterpart, Ukrainian Denys Monastyrsky .
The crash was “terrible news,” she also said in a press release, saying she was very “sad” at the death of her counterpart and his staff, and that children were also killed.
12:01
“Sad” macron
The head of state offers his condolences to France after the helicopter crash that killed 18 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister, near Kyiv.
Dismay at the tragic death of Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky. Thoughts for all the victims of this terrible event that happened near a kindergarten, for the children and the families. France sends its condolences to its Ukrainian friends. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) January 18, 2023
11:37
RUSSIAN SOLDIER SHOT AFTER LEAVING MILITARY BASE
Russian authorities announced on Wednesday that they had shot dead a soldier who had left a military base. Several media outlets reported that he left his unit behind as part of the offensive in Ukraine.
“Dmitry Perov, wanted for voluntarily leaving a military unit without permission, was found and eliminated,” the government of the Lipetsk region in western Russia said in a statement on Telegram, without specifying where and under what circumstances a man had been killed.
11:15
THE FIRST RUSSIAN BANK OPENS OFFICES IN CRIMEA
Russia’s first bank, Sberbank, is set to open offices in Crimea this year, despite US and European sanctions on the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
“Bank offices will be opened during the year, the first of them in the largest cities will start operating in the first half of the year,” Sberbank said, congratulating itself on having “already installed the first bank ATMs “In the annexed Crimea.
11:11
HELICOPTER LAUNCH: ZELENSKY LATERS A ‘TERRIBLE TRAGEDY’
After a helicopter crash in the Kyiv region that killed at least 18 people, the President of Ukraine regretted “a terrible tragedy” and expressed “unspeakable pain”.
“Today a terrible tragedy happened in Brovary,” a large city touching the eastern suburbs of Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram. “The pain is unspeakable. The helicopter crashed on the grounds of a kindergarten,” he added.
10:52
‘A GREAT LOSS’: PRIME MINISTER REACTS AFTER HOME MINISTER DEATH
The death of Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky in the crash of the helicopter that was transporting him to the front was “a great loss”, lamented Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal.
“Tragedy in Brovary. (…) A great loss for the government and the entire state,” he said on Telegram, calling for the “immediate establishment of a special group for a detailed investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy.” .
10:46
HELICOPTER LAUNCH: THE MINISTER WOULD GO FRONT
The helicopter carrying Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky that crashed near Kyiv, killing at least 18 people, was headed for the front lines, the Ukrainian presidency announced on Wednesday.
“The purpose of this flight (was) to go to one of the hotspots in our country where the fighting is taking place. The Interior Minister flew there,” said Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy chief of cabinet in the presidency. on Ukrainian television.
10:45
CHARLES MICHEL NEEDS UKRAINIAN INTERIOR MINISTER DEATH
European Council President Charles Michel on Wednesday mourned the death of Ukraine’s Interior Minister, “a great friend of the EU”, in a helicopter crash and expressed his “deepest condolences” to the Ukrainian people.
“We join the pain of Ukraine,” wrote Charles Michel, who represents the 27 member countries of the EU, on Twitter.
We join #Ukraine in complaint after tragic helicopter accident in #Brovary. Minister Denys Monastyrsky was a great friend of the EU. We send our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, President @ZelenskyyUa PM @Denys_Shmyhal and the people of #Ukraine – Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) on January 18, 2023
10:29
RUSSIA: FOUR PEOPLE ARRESTED NEAR A MEMORIAL
Moscow police on Tuesday night arrested four people near an improvised memorial to the victims of the building bombing in Dnipro, Ukraine, which killed at least 45 people, according to a specialized NGO.
“Police arrested two people who were laying flowers, the other two were in close proximity,” said the NGO OVD-Info, which specializes in monitoring political repressions in Russia, citing a witness at the scene.
10:24
HELICOPTER DOWN: DEAD BY 18
The helicopter that crashed near a school in the Kyiv region on Wednesday morning killed 18 people, including the interior minister and three children, according to new reports from the authorities.
“Tragedy in Brovary. The number of victims has increased. At 10:30 (0830 GMT) 18 dead including 3 children,” the region’s governor, Oleksiï Kouleba, said on Telegram.
He said that “there are also 29 people injured, including 15 children,” raising fears of an even higher death toll.
09:21
HOME MINISTER KILLED IN ACCIDENT
At least 16 people, including Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky and two children, were killed in a helicopter crash near Kyiv on Wednesday, the national police said.
“We have information on 16 deaths, including two children,” police said in a statement. The home secretary, his first deputy and another senior official on board the plane were also killed, the statement said.
09:17
16 DEAD IN HELICOPTER DOWN
16 people died after a helicopter crash in the Kyiv region, police said. Among them are two children.
09:03
HELICOPTER DOWN: EVACUATION TO A NEARBY SCHOOL
After a helicopter crash in the Kyiv region near a kindergarten on Wednesday morning, ambulances, police and firefighters went to the scene of the accident. “The information about the victims and the circumstances” of this accident “is being worked out”, specified the governor of the region Oleksiï Kouleba.
“At the time of the tragedy, children and employees of the facility were in kindergarten,” he also stated, specifying “that at that time everyone was evacuated.”
08:37
HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR SCHOOL IN KIEV REGION
A helicopter crashed near a kindergarten in the Kyiv region on Wednesday morning, the Ukrainian presidency announced, citing “victims” of this accident.
“In the city of Brovary (eastern suburb of Kyiv), a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and an apartment building (…) There are victims,” Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Kyrylo Tymoshenko told Telegram. “Ambulances, police and firefighters are at the scene of the accident,” he added.
07:11
DEADLY STRIKE AT DNIPRO: UKRAINIAN AIDS AGENTS STOP SEARCH
Ukraine has halted its search for survivors in Dnipro (centre-east) in the rubble of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile in one of the deadliest bombings of the war, killing 45 people.
It is one of the deadliest bombings on a civilian compound since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. A whole section of the building collapsed, trapping dozens of people under rubble.
07:08
THE NETHERLANDS WANT TO HELP UKRAINE MAINTAIN THE PATRIOT SYSTEM
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his “intent” to help Ukraine equip the Patriot air defense system during a visit to Washington on Tuesday.
“We intend to work with what you are doing with Germany on the Patriot project,” he said at the White House during an interview with US President Joe Biden, noting that he also met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz “this morning.” exchanged on the matter.
The Netherlands is equipped with the Patriot system, but is only allowed to send part of this American-made air defense equipment to Kyiv. Although the type of equipment the Netherlands may send to Kyiv is currently unclear, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had received “very important news” from the Dutch leader.