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Two Russian pilots safely landed an airliner carrying 233 people in a cornfield outside Moscow after striking a flock of birds, prompting the Kremlin to hail them as heroes who will receive top state awards.

A second plane carrying victims of the Russian passenger jet crash is set to leave Egypt today evening, Russian officials said, as relatives prepared to identify the remains of their loved ones in Saint Petersburg.

Two Russian pilots safely landed an airliner carrying 233 people in a cornfield outside Moscow after striking a flock of birds, prompting the Kremlin to hail them as heroes who will receive top state awards.

A second plane carrying victims of the Russian passenger jet crash is set to leave Egypt today evening, Russian officials said, as relatives prepared to identify the remains of their loved ones in Saint Petersburg.