Aryanews- Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin said the plane crash which killed Poland`s president was a tragedy never experienced before.
"Nothing like this has ever happened before," Putin said at a meeting of the Russian cabinet devoted to the crash.
"A tragedy has taken place, a very serious tragedy. The president of Poland has died, along with his wife and a significant number of Polish citizens who were flying to Smolensk region," Putin said.
Officials have said a total of 96 people were on the Tu-154 jet that crashed on Saturday morning on its approach to Smolensk airport, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski. All of them are believed to be dead.