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Originally Posted by voyager_3
To clear some things up:
We had two Tu-154M planes, that were used for officials transportation. One of them crashed on Saturday.
Also, we have couple of Jak-40 planes and Mi-8 helicopters used for domestic (in-country) officials transportation.
From the political point of view in Saturday's crash died:
The President of the Republic of Poland
3 Ministers from the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
Head of the National Security Bureau
3 Senators
15 Members of Parliament
The President of the National Bank of Poland
The Polish Ombudsman
From the military side:
Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
Polish Land Forces Commander
Polish Air Force Commander
Polish Navy Commander
Polish Special Forces Commander
Polish Operational Forces Commander
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The second Tupolew is under maintenance and is unable to fly.
Jaks were used to transport journalists. One broke up just before the start, so they had to use second. Arrived safely.
Wikipedia is covering pretty much everything about political and military loss. The empty military seats are 80% taken by assistants and successors.