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President Vladimir Putin met with Irina Lyachina, the widow of the commander of the sunken nuclear submarine Kursk

August 10, 2001, The Kremlin, Moscow

President Putin handed Mrs Lyachina the Hero of Russia Star posthumously awarded to her husband Captain Gennady Lyachin by a presidential decree for courage and heroism shown in the performance of his military duty.

The discussion during the meeting covered the state’s obligations to the families of the fallen sailors and the operation to lift the sunken submarine.

August 10, 2001, The Kremlin, Moscow