Ihor Klymenko reported that all helicopters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are being checked.
The three main versions that investigators are considering as part of the investigation of the air crash in Brovary remain working, he said head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko in an interview with “Ukrinform”. In particular, investigators are looking into violations of flight rules, technical malfunction of the helicopter and deliberate actions to destroy the vehicle.
“Today, all three main versions remain operational,” Klymenko noted.
According to him, all helicopters that are in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are currently being checked. First of all, we are talking about Airbus and, in particular, the Airbus 225 model.
“This applies to all links of their use – from repair and maintenance to the provision of pre-flight tasks and, of course, the work and training of crews,” added Klymenko.
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On January 18, 2023, a helicopter of the State Emergency Service with 9 people on board, including the Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyi, fell near a kindergarten, his first deputy Yevhenii Yenin and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lubkovich. According to the latest data, as a result of the disaster, 14 people died, including one child, as well as all those on board. Related video At the beginning of March, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported that the investigation received data from the “black box” of the helicopter that crashed in Brovary. He added that he does not yet have information that he could publicly announce, and said that the results of the investigation should be available soon, as a lot of work has been done.
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