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Katarzyna Peczynska–Nalecz, Poland's Ambassador to Russia, attends the memorial event to mark the 5th anniversary of the Polish Tupolev 154 aircraft crash off Smolensk. The crash claimed 96 lives: eight crew and 88 passengers including Poland's President Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Smolensk region, Russia
- Event date: 18.09.2011
- Date published: 10.04.2015
- Author: Oleg Mineev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3498x2295px, 3.1Mb