٠٠:٠١:٢٣Mandatory courtesy: Russian Ministry of Defence
CSTO Commander in Kazakhstan Andrei Serdyukov announced on Wednesday that the military bloc has completed its pull-out from the country.
Speaking ahead of take-off from the Almaty airport, Serdyukov said "Today, January 19, the last unit and the command of the peacekeeping forces are returning to their homeland, to the points of permanent deployment."
The CSTO troops arrived in the country on January 6 to provide support after anti-government protests escalated across Kazakhstan.
The unrest started after anti-government rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre on January 1.
The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people were injured and almost 400 hospitalised during the unrest.
The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 9,900.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan, at least 225 people died during the protests, including civilians. The total number of victims stands at 4,578 people.
Kazakhstan: Last CSTO peacekeeping forces withdraw from country
CSTO Commander in Kazakhstan Andrei Serdyukov announced on Wednesday that the military bloc has completed its pull-out from the country.
Speaking ahead of take-off from the Almaty airport, Serdyukov said "Today, January 19, the last unit and the command of the peacekeeping forces are returning to their homeland, to the points of permanent deployment."
The CSTO troops arrived in the country on January 6 to provide support after anti-government protests escalated across Kazakhstan.
The unrest started after anti-government rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre on January 1.
The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people were injured and almost 400 hospitalised during the unrest.
The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 9,900.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan, at least 225 people died during the protests, including civilians. The total number of victims stands at 4,578 people.
Mandatory courtesy: Russian Ministry of Defence
CSTO Commander in Kazakhstan Andrei Serdyukov announced on Wednesday that the military bloc has completed its pull-out from the country.
Speaking ahead of take-off from the Almaty airport, Serdyukov said "Today, January 19, the last unit and the command of the peacekeeping forces are returning to their homeland, to the points of permanent deployment."
The CSTO troops arrived in the country on January 6 to provide support after anti-government protests escalated across Kazakhstan.
The unrest started after anti-government rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre on January 1.
The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people were injured and almost 400 hospitalised during the unrest.
The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 9,900.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan, at least 225 people died during the protests, including civilians. The total number of victims stands at 4,578 people.