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Vladimir Putin met with relatives of the sailors from the Kursk nuclear submarine

August 23, 2000, Vidyayevo, Murmansk Region

In Vidyayevo, the base where the Kursk nuclear submarine began its last voyage, Vladimir Putin met with the sailors’ families and relatives.

The meeting at the garrison began in the evening on August 22 and lasted more than 6 hours.

Mr Putin also met with the widow of Gennady Lyachin, the commander of the Kursk.

August 23, 2000, Vidyayevo, Murmansk Region