The duties of the Minister of Internal Affairs will be performed by the head of the National Police of Ukraine Igor Klymenko, who was appointed by the government as deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prime Minister Denys Shmigal said.. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky died in a plane crash that occurred in Brovary on January 18.

“The government appointed Igor Klymenko as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs - Head of the National Police of Ukraine. And entrusted him with the duties of the Minister of the Interior. After discussion with the Parliament, there will be a submission for the appointment of a new head of the department,” Shmihal said..

He added that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is one of the key links in Ukraine's security, so the government has put in place the necessary protocols to keep all processes manageable..

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Recall, on the morning of January 18, a helicopter of the State Emergency Service crashed in Brovary, Kyiv region.

There were nine people on board, including the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Minister Denis Monastyrsky, First Deputy Yevgeny Enin and Secretary of State Yuri Lubkovich. They all died. A total of 14 deaths are known, including one child.. Another 25 people were injured, 11 of them were children..

The president's office reported that the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs flew to one of the " Subsequently, it became known that we are talking about the Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, the National Police and the Air Force emphasize that at the moment it is still too early to talk about the causes of the tragedy..