Dear All,

I wold like to thank all who have expressed their condolences and for all of you who have made donations to the fund. The bodies of the crew have been flown over the weekend back into Ulyanovsk, so that families can be reunited with their loved ones. Today the Memorial Services and Funerals are being held in Ulyanovsk and Nizhnij Novgorod. We held minute of silence today at 10:00 to remember our colleagues and friends.

Thank you all for you generosity in supporting the families. Please continue to pass the word to others who may wish to support these families. If donations from the companies are more convenient, please find official message from Volga-Dnepr UK with the bank details below. We are very grateful for you to keep this campaign running and spreading the words through your networks.

Sincerely,

Dmitry Grishin

Memorial Fund-Donations

We have been asked by many of you how you can help show your support and pay your respects to help the families of our dear lost colleagues. Therefore it has been decided to create a memorial fund by way of going just a small way to help family members of those who sadly lost their lives on the 20^th November 2015.

Alexander V. Kononenko (AN-124-100 Flight Navigator) Born on 14.11.1963

Vladimir V. Kudryashov (AN-124-100 Radio Operator) Born on 18.04.1975

Konstantin V. Preobrazhenskiy (AN-124-100 Flight Engineer) Born on 01.10.1959

Sergey A. Yurasov (Load Master) Born on 14.03.1963

Stanislav N. Dumanskiy (Aircraft Mechanic, Airframe and Engines) Born on 25.09.1973

Pavel A. Kudryavtsev( Aircraft Mechanic, Airframe and Engines) Born on 25.08.1988

Donations can be made to the following Appeal account:

VDUK – VDA Appeal

HSBC Bank plc

BIC MIDLGB22

IBAN: GB62MIDL40120341417622

Sort: 40-12-03

Account No. 41417622

We all express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of our dear colleagues.