The President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev issued an order to open fire “on terrorists” without warning during an address to the nation.
The president also said that the Kazakh authorities do not intend to negotiate with terrorists. “Abroad, appeals are being made to the countries to negotiate a peaceful solution to the problems. Complete nonsense! What kind of negotiations can be conducted with criminals, murderers? We are dealing with armed and trained bandits,” Tokayev said. The building of Mir TV in Almaty is on fire (VIDEO) A fire broke out in the building of the branch of Mir TV in Almaty. This was announced by the TV channel “M … Read more During the riots in Kazakhstan, about 519 shops, restaurants, transport facilities and ATMs were damaged, according to a statement from the National Chamber of Entrepreneurship. “The damage was mainly to businesses in trade, catering, transport, services and the financial sector (especially ATMs),” the report said.
CSTO peacekeepers are already arriving in Kazakhstan. A group of more than 70 Il-76s and five An-124s is delivering parts of Russia’s CSTO contingent to Kazakhstan around the clock, said Major General Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for Russia’s Defense Ministry. “The air group of more than 70 Il-76 aircraft and 5 An-124 aircraft set up by the Russian Ministry of Defense delivers parts of the Russian contingent of the CSTO peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan around the clock,” the statement said.
The Russian Federation has begun the transfer of military contingent to Kazakhstan. In particular, the so-called collective peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) went to the country.
The first plane with the Russian military and equipment is already in Kazakhstan, two more are on the way or have already landed, Telegram channel Vlast reported, citing a source in the Russian army. According to the newspaper, the military are undergoing training and are going to begin duty in Alma-Ata within a few hours. At this time, Kazakh military units near Alma-Ata were put on high alert.
In addition, two more aircraft of the military transport aviation (An-124 and Il-76) of the Russian Aerospace Forces moved out in the morning from the Moscow region in the direction of the designated air bases of the Central Military District of Kazakhstan. Another Il-76MD is on its way to Belarus, probably also according to the plan of the ongoing peacekeeping operation.
President of Kazakhstan Tokayev thanked Putin for responding to the appeal on peacekeepers, RIA Novosti reported.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev thanked Russian leader Vladimir Putin for his prompt response to his appeal regarding the peacekeepers.
“I would like to express special gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He responded very promptly, and most importantly, in a comradely manner, to my appeal,” Tokayev said in his message to the people.
Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022. Then the residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied gas, then the protests spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, on January 4 and 5, clashes with security officials took place, the police used gas and stun grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, and the broadcasting of a number of TV channels was temporarily stopped. Until January 19, a state of emergency was introduced throughout Kazakhstan.
