The president Vladimir Putin handed over a gold star of the Hero of Russia to Damir Yusupov

Pilots Damir Yusupov, whose name decorates the Honour roll Syzran, and Georgy Aleksandrovich Murzin which in August of this year successfully put an emergency passenger board on a corn field, received stars of Heroes Russian Federation from hands of the president Vladimir Putin. The awards ceremony took place in the Ekaterina's hall of the Kremlin on November 21. Pilots were awarded for "by courage and the heroism shown at execution of an office debt in extreme conditions". The president Vladimir Putin noted: "In a difficult emergency all crew of the aircraft worked professionally, accurately, harmoniously, showed courage". Head of state...