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Russia blames faulty Ukrainian parts for Zenit crash

Submit on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 22:59

The crash of a Russian Zenit-3SL rocket on 1 February was caused by defective components manufactured in Ukraine, according to Ivan Kharchenko, first deputy head of the Russian government’s military-industrial commission.

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