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President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine on the August 19 tragedy at the Zasyadko mine in the Donetsk Region which took a heavy toll

August 20, 2001

Mr Putin’s telegram said, in part:

“We share the pain of irretrievable losses suffered by the fraternal people of Ukraine.

“I express my sympathy and support to all victims and would like you to convey my most sincere condolences to the near and dear ones of the killed.”

The accident took the lives of 36 miners.

August 20, 2001