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Anniversary Of The Smolensk Catastrophe In Krakow
President Andrzej Duda delivers his speech after the Holy Mass at Wawel Castle on the anniversary of the Smolensk catastrophe in Krakow, Poland, on April 10, 2025. On April 10, 2010, a Polish Tupolev Tu-154 military plane crashes in Smolensk, resulting in the deaths of 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, deputy speakers of the Sejm and Senate, as well as commanders of all branches of the Polish Armed Forces. The delegation is en route to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. The president and his wife are later interred in the Wawel Basilica. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto)
