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Russian, Polish presidents honor Kaczynski crash dead

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski

19:01 11/04/2011

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski paid a visit on Monday to the site of the plane crash that killed Polish leader Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people last year.

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Poland Report Shows Smolensk Plane Crash Avoidable
17:35 09/03/2012 WARSAW, March 9 (RIA Novosti)
The Smolensk-bound passenger jet that crashed on April 10, 2010, killing Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 88 other top officials, should never have taken off that day because the destination was not on Poland's register of approved airfields, according to a 70-page report from the Polish Supreme Audit Office presented in the Sejm on Friday.
Poland charges two over training of Kaczynski crash pilots
17:44 22/08/2011 WARSAW, August 22 (RIA Novosti)
Polish prosecutors have charged two senior officers who trained pilots who flew the plane that crashed in western Russia with President Lech Kaczynski on board in April 2010.
Medvedev, Komorowski pay tribute to Polish plane crash victims
22:12 11/04/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski paid a visit on Monday to the site of the plane crash that killed Polish leader Lech Kaczynski and 95 other Polish top officials on April 10, 2010.
Smolensk tragedy splits Polish society – journalist
15:33 11/04/2011
Thousands gathered at the president’s palace in Warsaw on April 10, one year after President Lech Kaczynski’s plane, with 96 people aboard, crashed near Smolensk, Russia. The Polish media writes that the demonstration was organized by the opposition led by the late president’s twin brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
Medvedev, Komorowski to honor memory of Lech Kaczynski
08:00 11/04/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will head for the western Russian city of Smolensk on Monday, where he is expected to hold talks with his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski.
Polish officials pay tribute to Kaczynski plane crash victims
13:57 10/04/2011
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other Polish government officials on Sunday paid tribute to the victims of last year's plane crash in western Russia that killed president Lech Kaczynski.
Poland starts Kaczynski plane crash commemoration with prayer
11:53 10/04/2011
Poland started events on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the plane crash that killed president Lech Kaczynski with a prayer.
Kaczynski crash relatives visit site of tragedy
15:44 09/04/2011
A day before the first anniversary of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, the families of the dead visited the site of the tragedy in western Russia.
Russia to query preparation for Kaczynski crash flight
13:00 08/04/2011
Russian investigators are planning to question Polish officials as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski last year.
Russia says Poland 'not cooperating' on Lech Kaczynski air crash
12:06 07/04/2011
Russian investigators on Thursday said Poland has not honored some of their requests regarding the probe in the jet crash last year which killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others.
MAK video reconstruction of Polish president’s Tu-154 crash
19:05 12/01/2011
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) released a video flight reconstruction of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s Tu-154 aircraft that crashed last year in Russia. It is a 3D reconstruction with recorded voices of the crew.
Plane crash near Smolensk
14:05 24/05/2010
The Interstate Aviation Committee has published the preliminary results of its investigation into the crash of the Polish president’s aircraft.
Flight recorders from Lech Kaczynski’s plane
17:17 20/05/2010
Experts from the Interstate Aviation Committee presented three flight recorders from Lech Kaczynski’s Tu-154 aircraft, which crashed near Smolensk on April 10.
Experts present flight recorders from Lech Kaczynski’s plane
16:08 20/05/2010
Experts from the Interstate Aviation Committee presented the flight recorders from Lech Kaczynski’s Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, which crashed near Smolensk on April 10.
Polish president Lech Kaczynski's burial
22:51 18/04/2010
Kaczynski and his wife Maria were buried on Sunday in the medieval Wawel castle, the final resting place of Polish royalty and many other distinguished citizens
Katyn memorial now symbolizes two tragedies
10:57 13/04/2010
People are still converging at the Katyn memorial, where an official Polish delegation led by President Lech Kaczynski headed for commemoration. Residents and guests of Smolensk are gathered there to honor the memory of Polish citizens executed in 1940, as well as those killed in an April 10 air crash.
Search efforts continue at crash site in Smolensk woods
20:12 12/04/2010
Search efforts resumed on Monday at the site of the airplane crash that killed the president of Poland.
Russia pays last respects to Polish President Lech Kaczynski
22:31 11/04/2010
On April 11, the body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski killed in a plane crash was taken to Warsaw from Smolensk.
Polish president's plane crashes in western Russia
16:33 10/04/2010
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and members of his official delegation died in the air crash
The site of the Polish president plane crash
14:57 10/04/2010
Polish Foreign Ministry press secretary Petr Paszkowski said the Tu-154 passenger plane with Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed some 300-400 meters from the runway near the Russian city of Smolensk on Saturday while landing in heavy fog.

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First anniversary of Kaczynski crash

The Polish Air Force's Tu-154 that was carrying Kaczynski and 95 others crashed in thick fog on April 10, 2010. Everyone on board died. The delegation was due to attend a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre.

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