Poland Army, Central Bank Head Perish Perish Together with President Kaczynski

A file picture dated 02 January 2007 shows Slawomir Skrzypek in Warsaw, Poland. A plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and Poland's Central Bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek has crashed near a Russian airport. Photo by EPA/BGNES

A number of senior Polish officials have died together with President Lech Kaczynski as the Polish government plane crashed in Russia on way to a Katyn Massacre remembrance.

The casualties include a number of officials from the Presidential Administration, as well as Polish Central Bank Governor S?awomir Skrzypek, WP gen. Franciszek G?gor – Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army, Polish Ombudsman Janusz Kochanowski.

The list of the senior Polish government officials who died in the Smolensk plane crash is available HERE

The 132 people on board included a number of relatives and descendants of the Polish military officers who were slaughtered in the Katyn Massacre 70 years ago.

The recognition on part of the current Russian leadership of the Katyn Massacre had contributed to the improvement of the relations between Russia and Poland. International commentators have pointed out that the Russian authorities have come under a lot of pressure to investigate the causes of the tragic accident near Smolensk.

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