Helicopter crashes near kindergarten outside Kyiv, causing massive fire and injuries

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Helicopter crashes near kindergarten outside Kyiv, causing massive fire and injuries

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A helicopter crashed near a kindergarten building outside Kyiv, Ukraine, and caused an explosion and massive fire, authorities said Wednesday morning.

The crash happened in Brovary, a city in Kyiv Oblast in northern Ukraine, a spokesperson for the Kyiv regional police told the Kyiv Post. The outlet reported that witnesses said the aircraft fell on top of the building.

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Iuliia Mendel, the former press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said at least five people were wounded and a rescue operation continues. Mendel said the reason for the crash is not yet publicly known.

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