'To-be' married young Russian couple died in flydubai crash

Klimenko, the bride-to-be, would have celebrated her 20th birthday on March 21 - two days after the crash.

Among the victims of the recent flydubai plane crash in Russia, were two childhood sweethearts, who were planning to get married after returning from a trip in Dubai, Dailymail.com reported.
Student Olga Klimenko, 19, and Aleksandr Bozhko, 20, planned to wed after returning from a business trip in Dubai. But the couple died, sitting side by side when flight 981 crashed on landing at Rostov-von-Don airport on March 19 (Saturday) killing all 62 on board.
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Family and friends paid tribute to the couple on social media, who were childhood sweethearts. Quoting one of the friends of the couple, Elena, told Russian media: "They became very close after her mother died.
"This was a pure and sincere love. They literally could not live without each other. They wanted to marry soon and raise children."
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According to another friend, Klimenko - the to-be bride - would have celebrated her 20th birthday on Monday.
Flydubai's flight FZ981 nosedived and exploded in a giant fireball before dawn on Saturday on the runway of the Rostov-on-Don airport after trying to land for a second time in strong winds.
Both, UAE and Russian aviation authorities and flydubai airlines were investigating the crash. Several planes had trouble landing at the airport that day, due to strong winds.
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