Relatives of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, comfort each other during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT) 

A woman cries as Belarussian soldiers from a guard of honour carry a coffin with the remains of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT MILITARY) 

Belarussian soldiers from a guard of honour carry the coffin with the remains of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT MILITARY) 

Belarussian soldiers from a guard of honour carry the coffin with the remains of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT MILITARY) 

A woman reacts as Belarussian soldiers from a guard of honour carry a coffin with the remains of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT MILITARY) 

A relative of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, cries during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT) 

A man carries a portrait of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT) 

A man carries a portrait of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT) 

Belarussian soldiers from a guard of honour arrive to pay their last respects to Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT MILITARY) 

Mourners grieve near the grave of Ukranian-Russian ice-hockey player Daniil Sobchenko, team member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during a burial service in Kiev September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

Mourners grieve near the coffin of Ukranian-Russian ice-hockey player Vitali Anikeyenko, team member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during a burial service in Kiev September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

Mourners grieve near the grave of Ukranian-Russian ice-hockey player Daniil Sobchenko, team member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during a burial service in Kiev September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

Mourners grieve near the grave of Ukranian-Russian ice-hockey player Daniil Sobchenko, team member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during a burial service in Kiev September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

Relatives sit next to portraits of Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, during his funeral in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT) 

People pay their last respects to Ruslan Salei, one of the players of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Minsk September 10, 2011. Salei was one of the people from the Lokomotiv team on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT) 

People walk past coffins of victims from Wednesday's plane crash during a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

A fan waits to enter a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

People queue to enter a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

Fans grieve during a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lays flowers during a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT POLITICS) 

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lays flowers during a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT POLITICS) 

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lays flowers during a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Fans grieve during a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

Fans grieve during a funeral ceremony at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route on Wednesday to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

People gather at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, as they pay their last respects to the victims of Wednesday's plane crash, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

People grieve at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, as they pay their last respects to the victims of Wednesday's plane crash, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

People grieve at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, as they pay their last respects to the victims of Wednesday's plane crash, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. The Lokomotiv team were on route to play their KHL season opener in the Belarus capital of Minsk when their Yak-42 aircraft crashed into a river bank shortly after takeoff from the airport outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow, killing 43 people. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT SPORT) 

People arrive at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , to pay their last respects to its players, victims of the Yak-42 aircraft crash outside Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY OBITUARY) 

People arrive at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , to pay their last respects to its players, victims of the Yak-42 aircraft crash outside Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ICE HOCKEY OBITUARY) 

People arrive at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , to pay their last respects to its players, victims of the Yak-42 aircraft crash outside Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY OBITUARY) 

People arrive at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , to pay their last respects to its players, victims of the Yak-42 aircraft crash outside Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY OBITUARY) 

People arrive at Arena-2000, home venue of ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , to pay their last respects to its players, victims of the Yak-42 aircraft crash outside Yaroslavl, in Yaroslavl September 10, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ICE HOCKEY OBITUARY) 

A couple grieves at the site of the Yak-42 aircraft crash in the village of Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011. The crash outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Investigators inspect the tail of the crashed Yak-42 aircraft in the village of Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011. The crash of the aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Investigators work at the site of the Yak-42 aircraft crash in the village of Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011.The crash outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Flowers are seen in a river at the site of a Yak-42 aircraft crash in the village of Tunishna, outside Yaroslavl, September 9, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of an ice hockey team which includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

People grieve at the site of the Yak-42 aircraft crash in the village of Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011.The crash outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

A woman grieves at the site of the Yak-42 aircraft crash in the village of Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011. The crash outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Investigators work at the site of the Yak-42 aircraft crash in the village of Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011.The crash outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

People prepare to throw flowers at the site of the Yak-42 aircraft crash at airport Tunishna, outside Yaroslavl, September 9, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of an ice hockey team which includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY POLITICS) 

A man throws a bunch of flowers at the site of the Yak-42 aircraft crash at airport Tunishna, outside Yaroslavl, September 9, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of an ice hockey team which includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Investigators inspect the tail section of the crashed Yak-42 aircraft as a IL-76 plane lands at Tunishna airport outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Investigators inspect the tail of the crashed Yak-42 aircraft as an Emergency Situation Ministry IL-76 plane prepares to take off at airport Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011.The crash of the aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Investigators inspect the tail of the crashed Yak-42 aircraft as an Emergency Situation Ministry IL-76 plane prepares to take off at airport Tunishna outside Yaroslavl September 9, 2011.The crash of the aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

People grieve for the victims of a plane crash near the ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev demanded a rapid reduction in the number of domestic airlines on Thursday and said Russia may have to buy foreign aircraft to improve safety after a plane crash killed 43 people, including the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team. The poster reads: "Loko (Lokomotiv) we are with you". REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

People light candles to commemorate the victims of a plane crash near the ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev demanded a rapid reduction in the number of domestic airlines on Thursday and said Russia may have to buy foreign aircraft to improve safety after the plane crash killed 43 people, including an ice hockey team. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

People light candles to commemorate the victims of a plane crash near the ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 aircraft outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev demanded a rapid reduction in the number of domestic airlines on Thursday and said Russia may have to buy foreign aircraft to improve safety after a plane crash killed 43 people, including an ice hockey team. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA)
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People light candles to commemorate the victims of a plane crash near the ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. The crash of a Yak-42 passenger plane outside the city of Yaroslavl, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that includes foreign stars, plunged Russia's sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev demanded a rapid reduction in the number of domestic airlines on Thursday and said Russia may have to buy foreign aircraft to improve safety after a plane crash killed 43 people, including an ice hockey team. The poster reads: "Forever with us". REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

People light candles in memory of victims of a plane crash during a service in cathedral in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. The passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and plunging the Russian and international sports world into grief. The Yak-42 aircraft slammed into a river bank near Yaroslavl, home city of the Kontinental Hockey League team Lokomotiv, whose Russian and foreign stars were on board flying to a match in Minsk, Belarus. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER RELIGION) 

A carnation with a black ribbon is seen next to an ice hockey club's scarf near an ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people. Fans and players across the world paid tribute to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, the day after the Soviet-designed Yak-42 passenger plane slammed into a river bank just outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

A woman grieves outside an ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people. Fans and players across the world paid tribute to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, the day after the Soviet-designed Yak-42 passenger plane slammed into a river bank just outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

A man places a poster to commemorate the victims of a plane crash near an ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people. Fans and players across the world paid tribute to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, the day after the Soviet-designed Yak-42 passenger plane slammed into a river bank just outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

Young women light candles to commemorate the victims of a plane crash near ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people. Fans and players across the world paid tribute to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, the day after the Soviet-designed Yak-42 passenger plane slammed into a river bank just outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

People gather to commemorate the victims of a plane crash near an ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people. Fans and players across the world paid tribute to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, the day after the Soviet-designed Yak-42 passenger plane slammed into a river bank just outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow. The placard reads, "Forever with us". REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

Investigators work at the site of a Yak-42 aircraft crash in the village of Tunoshna outside Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. The passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and plunging the Russian and international sports world into grief. The Yak-42 aircraft slammed into a river bank near Yaroslavl, home city of the Kontinental Hockey League team Lokomotiv, whose Russian and foreign stars were on board flying to a match in Minsk, Belarus. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

A woman places a stalk of rose on the ground in the village of Tunoshna where a Yak-42 aircraft crashed outside Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. A passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and plunging the Russian and international sports world into grief. The Yak-42 aircraft slammed into a river bank near Yaroslavl, home city of the Kontinental Hockey League team Lokomotiv, whose Russian and foreign stars were on board flying to a match in Minsk, Belarus. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) 

Men light candles in memory of victims of a plane crash, in downtown Yaroslavl September 7, 2011. The passenger plane carrying the team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving two survivors in grave condition. The crash of the Yak-42 aircraft outside Yaroslavl, whose victims included foreign stars playing for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Lokomotiv, plunged the sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Fans of Russian ice hockey team Lokomotiv, who are involved in a plane crash, march through the city to commemorate the victims, in downtown Yaroslavl September 7, 2011. The passenger plane carrying the team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving two survivors in grave condition. The crash of the Yak-42 aircraft outside Yaroslavl, whose victims included foreign stars playing for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Lokomotiv, plunged the sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Fans of Russian ice hockey team Lokomotiv, who are involved in a plane crash, march through the city to commemorate the victims, in downtown Yaroslavl September 7, 2011. The passenger plane carrying the team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving two survivors in grave condition. The crash of the Yak-42 aircraft outside Yaroslavl, whose victims included foreign stars playing for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Lokomotiv, plunged the sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Fans of Russian ice hockey team Lokomotiv, who are involved in a plane crash, march through the city to commemorate the victims, in downtown Yaroslavl September 7, 2011. The passenger plane carrying the team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving two survivors in grave condition. The crash of the Yak-42 aircraft outside Yaroslavl, whose victims included foreign stars playing for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Lokomotiv, plunged the sports world into grief and marred a showcase political forum featuring President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER SPORT ICE HOCKEY)