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Extra episode: Ukraine's interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash

At least sixteen people have been killed, including Ukraine鈥檚 interior affairs minister.

At least sixteen people have been killed, including Ukraine鈥檚 interior affairs minister, after a helicopter crashed beside a nursery in a suburb of Kyiv.

In this emergency episode of Ukrainecast, Vitaly Shevchenko speaks to the 大象传媒鈥檚 Ukraine Correspondent, James Waterhouse, from the site of the deadly crash. They discuss what we know, and what we don鈥檛 know, about what caused the death of Ukraine鈥檚 highest profile casualty since the war began.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Vitaliy Shevchenko and James Waterhouse.

The producer was Luke Radcliff. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Sam Bonham.

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