A plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed near a Russian airport on Saturday. According to media reports, the plane was carrying 87 passengers.
There were no survivors of the carsh, local officials told media personnel.
Kaczynski, who was on his way to Smolensk from Moscow , was accompanied by his wife.
Kaczynski and his wife were feared killed in the crash, along with the rest of the passengers, said a spokesperson for Poland's foreign ministry.
The plane reportedly got entangled on top of some trees while it was trying to land, crashed to the ground and broke into pieces, according to a BBC report.
Several senior government officials, including Central bank governor Slawomir Skrzype, were reportedly on board the flight.
Kaczynski was reportedly traveling to Smolensk to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, when thousands of Poles were killed by Soviet troops.
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