BAIKONUR, Dec 7 Baikonur did not ask for help amid events in Kazakhstan, security in the city is provided by its own forces, a source at the cosmodrome told RIA Novosti.
& # 34; There is no reason to request assistance at Baikonur, the situation is calm, and there are enough local security forces to ensure order & # 34 ;, — said the agency's interlocutor.
The armored vehicles that patrol the streets of Baikonur belong to the local security forces, the source explained. «The BDRM vehicles belong to the local forces, they constantly show off when the missiles are being taken out and used for security,» he said. Earlier, a number of media outlets referring to the local «Baikonurinfo» TV channel reported that allegedly Russian armored vehicles are patrolling the streets of Baikonur. 
The Foreign Ministry called Blinken's statement on the role of the CSTO in Kazakhstan rudeness Riots in Kazakhstan Mass protests in the republic began in the first days of 2022, the reason for the discontent of the residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country was a twofold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas used for refueling cars. Subsequently, people took to the streets in other cities, there were several clashes with the Kazakh security forces, there are casualties from all sides. The participants in the events, whom the authorities call militants or terrorists, made several attempts to storm administrative buildings and police departments, they were repulsed. According to the UN, about a thousand people were injured during the protests. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic reported that 18 security officials were killed. Until January 19, an emergency regime is in effect throughout Kazakhstan, the authorities are cleaning the squares from the instigators of the shares. 
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Security at Baikonur increased