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Doctor killed in Russian military plane crash had Vermont ties

Dr. Elizaveta Glinka received an award from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 8 for her aid work. EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY

By The Boston Globe

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An acclaimed Russian doctor with ties to Vermont was among 92 people presumed dead Christmas morning, after a Russian Tu-154 plane headed from Moscow to Syria crashed into the Black Sea, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Dr. Elizaveta Glinka’s aid foundation — Fair Aid — said in a statement that the doctor was traveling with a shipment of medicine for a Syrian hospital.

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