The staff meeting in the Kazan City Hall began with a minute of silence

(KZN.RU, December 26, Anton Nozdrin). The traditional Business Monday in the Kazan City Hall began with a minute of silence in memory of those, killed in the crash of the Russian plane “Tu-154”. “The tragedy occurred in the Black Sea. People were killed, creative teams, journalists, people who had a long way to go. Unfortunately, as far as I know, a native of Kazan was on board. In any case, this tragedy has touched the entire country. I propose to honor their memory with a minute of silence”, said Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan.

Ralina Gilmanova, a native of Kazan, a graduate of the Kazan Ballet School, who lived in Moscow, was among the dead. Vladislav Golikov, a singer-tenor, was another native of Kazan, who died in that plane.

The plane “Tu-154’, belonging to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, disappeared from radar at about 5 am on December 25 in a few minutes after taking off from the airport of Sochi. 92 people were on board: the crew, soldiers, artists of the song and dance ensemble named after Alexandrov, journalists. The plane was heading to Latakia (Syria), where the artists of ensemble were planning to congratulate the Russian military on the New Year. Later, the body fragments of the airliner were discovered in the Black Sea about half kilometers from the coast of Sochi.

December 26 at Russia is declared a day of national mourning.