(23 Aug 1996) T/I: 11:19:58
Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin in Moscow on Friday (23/8)
presented decorations and paid tribute to seven Russian pilots who staged a spectacular escape from captivity in Aghanistan several days ago. The commander of the crew and the second pilot were given the highest award of the land, the Hero of Russia order, and the other members were presented with the Order of Courage.
The Russian aircrew tricked their Taliban Afghani fundamentalist captors into letting them escape.
SHOWS:
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - 23 AUGUST
ws russian government building (white house)
ws pilots in audience
ms chernomyrdin walks in
ms people at attention as russian national anthem is played
chernomyrdin sot, russian, "russia and russians have been worried, very
concerned about you, the state was trying to rescue you, but you did it
yourself"
second pilot Gazinur Khairulin given award
cu member of the crew saying "thanks to all the boys. as we say, it took us long to prepare, but very little time to come over here."
khairullin SOT, russian, "everybody supported us, russia, tatarstan, we could feel this support, everybody was trying to help us get out"
cu order
various of chernomyrdin with pilots.
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