Military equipment of the Russian unit of the CSTO peacekeeping forces. Screenshot of the video MOSCOW, Jan 9 CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas discussed by telephone with Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Commander of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces in Kazakhstan, the deployment of the CSTO CSTO on the territory of the republic, said the Organization's press secretary Vladimir Zainetdinov. in accordance with the decision of the Collective Security Council of the situation, adopted on January 6, 2022, in order to normalize the situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It was noted that the peacekeeping units had already begun to fulfill the assigned tasks. They took important state, military and strategic facilities under protection, «Zainetdinov said Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 16 Kazakhstani security officials were killed, more than 1.3 thousand were injured. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev said that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. 
Video conference of the leaders of the CSTO countries is scheduled
