01:18Mandatory courtesy: Russian Ministry of Defence
The CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation) peacekeeping forces continued their mission protecting critical infrastructure in Almaty on Wednesday.
According to Russia’s Ministry of Defence, troops from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Russia are on duty at the main water supply of the city, the international airport of Almaty, thermal power plants and TV broadcasting centres, and also at a local bread factory.
The ministry said the peacekeepers use units of unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor the situation.
The CSTO peacekeeping forces were brought into Kazakhstan in accordance with the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council, adopted on January 6 to stabilise the situation.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Tuesday that the CSTO troops would begin leaving the country in two days.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after unauthorised 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 since 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 have been injured during the ongoing protests, and almost 400 have been hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously claimed that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.
Kazakhstan: CSTO peacekeepers continue mission in Almaty
The CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation) peacekeeping forces continued their mission protecting critical infrastructure in Almaty on Wednesday.
According to Russia’s Ministry of Defence, troops from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Russia are on duty at the main water supply of the city, the international airport of Almaty, thermal power plants and TV broadcasting centres, and also at a local bread factory.
The ministry said the peacekeepers use units of unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor the situation.
The CSTO peacekeeping forces were brought into Kazakhstan in accordance with the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council, adopted on January 6 to stabilise the situation.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Tuesday that the CSTO troops would begin leaving the country in two days.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after unauthorised 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 since 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 have been injured during the ongoing protests, and almost 400 have been hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously claimed that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.
Mandatory courtesy: Russian Ministry of Defence
The CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation) peacekeeping forces continued their mission protecting critical infrastructure in Almaty on Wednesday.
According to Russia’s Ministry of Defence, troops from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Russia are on duty at the main water supply of the city, the international airport of Almaty, thermal power plants and TV broadcasting centres, and also at a local bread factory.
The ministry said the peacekeepers use units of unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor the situation.
The CSTO peacekeeping forces were brought into Kazakhstan in accordance with the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council, adopted on January 6 to stabilise the situation.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Tuesday that the CSTO troops would begin leaving the country in two days.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after unauthorised 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 since 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 have been injured during the ongoing protests, and almost 400 have been hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously claimed that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.