Mr Fesenko believes the risks for Denys #Monastyrsky were higher than for other #ministers.

Yenin, also 42, served as Ukraine’s deputy prosecutor general and deputy minister of foreign affairs before becoming #Monastyrsky’s first deputy in September 2021, #according to the ministry’s website.

Charles Michel, president of the #European Council, also paid tribute to #Monastyrsky as “a great friend of the EU.

The minister, Denys #Monastyrsky, was with eight others in the #helicopter.