| abstract | - All players from the main roster plus four from the youth team were on board the aircraft, which caught fire and crashed shortly after take-off, 2.5 km from Tunoshna Airport. Preliminary reports say that all but two people who were on board are confirmed dead. Players on board were from Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Sweden. Despite earlier reports it appears defenseman Ruslan Salei was in fact not on the flight as he took and earlier flight to Belarus, seperate from the rest of the team. Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes(English). 'Fox Sports'. Fox Sports(7 September 2011).Retrieved on 2011-09-07. On September 12, Alexander Galimov, despite continuing therapy using all possible contemporary treatment, passed away.
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