Igor Klymenko and the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs honored the memory of Denis Monastyrsky and deceased colleagues

25.02.2023 16:20

Tomorrow, February 26 - 40 days from the day of the tragic plane crash in which the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky, his first deputy Yevhenii Yenin, the state secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yuriy Lubkovych, the deputy head of the Patronage Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Tetiana Shutiak, Head of Department of Protection of the Department of Internal Security of NPU Lieutenant Colonel of Police Mykhailo Pavlushko, Senior Operational Commissioner for Particularly Important Affairs of the Department of Internal Security of NPU Andriy Marinchenko, Chief Inspector of the Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Nikolay Anatsky. And also - the commander of the aircraft is the instructor of the special purpose aviation squadron Alexander Vasilenko, the pilot of the same air squadron Konstantin Kovalenko and the flight mechanic Ivan Kasyanov.

Employees of the apparatus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the personnel of the National Police, the National Guard, the State Border Service, the employees of the State Migration Service and the Main Service Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine express sincere regret and condolences to their relatives and relatives and remember today their deceased leaders and colleagues with kind words, bright memories of working together and praying.

“They were heading east to support our units at the hottest point of the front. Unfortunately, the war also cut off their lives. When I received information about the disaster, it was incredibly painful, because on that day I lost true friends, brothers and colleagues. The Ministry of Internal Affairs works and ensures stability in every region of the country. We have a strong team that has stood since February 24 last year and is standing firm now. The whole team must now gnash their teeth to wrest this victory and expel the enemy from the territory of our state,” Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said.

The team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs remembers the video message of Denis Monastyrsky, which he recorded and posted on his Facebook on February 26 last year. It is timeless and inspiring. And it ends with the words that are now a testament to the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and to millions of Ukrainians: “Ukraine today is us. And we are Ukraine. And we will endure.”