Ukraine. The three top officials of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry were killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten in an eastern suburb of the capital, Kiev. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died along with his first deputy minister and state secretary; a total of 14 people died when the helicopter crashed, including a child, authorities said. There is no indication that the crash was anything other than an accident, but the state security service (SBU) says it is investigating several possible causes, including sabotage, a technical malfunction, or a violation of flight rules. The helicopter crashed near a kindergarten, which was severely damaged and blackened by smoke.
