Dramatic costs of war

The helicopter that crashed this Wednesday morning in Brovary, a suburb of kyiv, was a civilian transport ship, without artillery, but it was heading to a war zone flying at low altitude precisely to avoid becoming an air force target. and the Russian artillery.

The entire dome of the Ministry of the Interior, the head of the portfolio Denis Monastirski, his deputy minister and the Secretary of State, died in the impact of the device on a childcare center and a residence.

Monastirski was one of the most prominent ministers in the Government of Volodímir Zelenski, not only because of the centrality of his responsibilities in the face of the Russian invasion, but also because of his political proximity to the president.

Attention to the civilian victims of the invasion and bombing, the investigation of war crimes, internal security and intelligence, border police, the operation of infrastructures and supplies and the maintenance of a certain normality Despite the war, these are some of the tasks of this ministry, which constitutes the most civilian part of the administration and has combat responsibilities in a country in arms against the invader.

The causes of the catastrophe will take time to be known.

They are most likely related to the density of morning fog, coupled with the closure of airspace for mid-altitude flights, forcing ministers and senior political and military officials to move by land or helicopter even in bad weather conditions.

It cannot be ruled out, however, that the ship was shot down by a projectile or by Russian sabotage, circumstances that the ongoing investigation should clarify.

If the beheading of the Ministry of the Interior is a political setback for the Government, the impact of the helicopter on the nursery, with up to 11 children injured in the accident, directly affects the morale of a citizenry that is facing the penalties and the extremely high toll in human lives that the Russian invasion is taking while trying to maintain normal civil life, despite the persistence of the martyrdom to which Vladimir Putin has subjected them.

The murder in Dnipro of 45 civilians last Saturday is still very recent.

It is up to the European countries to respond to these catastrophes with an increase in solidarity, not only with aid to the civilian population, refugees and victims,

but with the supply of the military equipment that the Zelensky government repeatedly demands to combat the Russian offensive.

Western acclimatization to the routine of war is the main risk of a protracted conflict.

This tragic accident is a reminder that deaths occur daily and that Ukraine continues to need military support to defend it against Putin's continued attacks.