Ukraine LIVE: 3 dead with innocent children trapped inside burning nursery after explosion

A helicopter crash near a kindergarten to the northeast of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv has killed at least three people, with five more reported injured, as local emergency services rush to stabilise the fires.

Images of the crash showed the roof of a building engulfed in flames while the helicopter lay nearby, completely destroyed.

Governor of Kyiv Oblast Oleksiy Kuleba said children had been inside the nearby kindergarten when the crash occurred, leaving local parents fearing for their safety.

Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said on Telegram on Wednesday morning that the state emergency services are at the scene.

He said: “An aircraft has just crashed into a social infrastructure facility. We are finding out information about the victims and the circumstances.The State Emergency Service and all services are already in place.”

source: express.co.uk