During the riots in Kazakhstan, two military killed, 163 more suffered. Such a number is named in the official report of the country’s Ministry of Defense, RIA Novosti reports.
Siloviki note that this data is not yet final.
also the Ministry of Defense stated unsuccessful attempts to attacks on military facilities in a number of regions of Kazakhstan. Now in all settlements, Kazakhstani servicemen together with police officers and the National Guard carry service on the checkpoints, carrying out throughput.
previously the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan reported the detention of 5969 participants in the riots. The Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Yerlan Turgumbayev said that hundreds of armed people were detained when they tried to leave the country.
According to the latest data, 26 protesters and 18 security officials were killed. Amented 125 cases. The authorities argue that the situation in all regions of Kazakhstan has so stabilized. Damage from unrest is estimated at $ 212 million.
Mass protests, grew into unrest, broke out in Kazakhstan at the beginning of January due to the increase in prices for liquefied gas. Participants in the shares put forward political requirements, including the departure of the Nursultan Nazarbayev’s former President of Nursultan. The current President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev called protesters terrorists. At his request, Kazakhstan included the forces of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO).