Smolensk bids farewell to the dead president of Poland

The plane with the body of the Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in the crash of the Tu-154 plane near Smolensk, has flown to Warsaw. The body of his wife will be conveyed to Warsaw later. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in the mourning farewell ceremony.

According to ITAR-TASS, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and brother of the late President Jaroslaw Kaczynski will receive the plane in Warsaw. The aircraft will arrive in Poland at about 16.00 Moscow time.

The state commission established in connection with the tragedy, is headed by Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin spent on the scene the whole evening of April 11. He conducted conferences  in connection with the accident until late at night. In addition, he laid a wreath at the site of the crash together with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The Tu-154 airplane carrying Lech Kaczynski  crashed near Smolensk in the morning of April 10. According to preliminary data, the plane caught on the tops of trees while landing during a thick fog. 96 people were on board,  88 passengers and eight crew members. No one survived. The president himself, his wife and part of the country's leadership were among the dead. They were make their way to mourning ceremonies at the common grave of victims of political repression at Katyn. Earlier, ex-Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of the late President of Poland, the leader of the Party Law and Justice,  who arrived to the scene, identified the body of Lech Kaczynski and his wife Mary, who died in the crash. The bodies of other victims have been sent to Moscow where they will undergo an identification procedure because there is no equipment necessary for genetic examination, reports RIA Novosti.