Ukraine helicopter was flying low in foggy weather before crash - prosecutors

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and first lady Olena Zelenska offer their condolences as they attend a memorial ceremony for Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and officials who died in the helicopter crash near Kyiv, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - A helicopter that crashed in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killing 14 people, including the interior minister, had been flying at a low level in atrocious weather, prosecutors said on Thursday.

The helicopter crashed in fog near a nursery on Jan. 18 in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called a "terrible tragedy" before calling for an investigation.