MOSCOW, Jan 9 Thanks to the presence of the peacekeeping forces of the OKDB in Kazakhstan, Ihor Korotchenko, a military expert and editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti. . 
Tokayev posthumously awarded 16 dead Kazakhstani employees of the bodies The main point of the military presence of the CSTO, the expert notes, is to stabilize the situation. «The very fact of such military support leads to the fact that the Kazakh security forces act confidently and accurately, solve the tasks of neutralizing illegal armed formations and eliminating the consequences of riots and armed clashes,» the specialist said. had to be taken in conditions of force majeure. «Nevertheless, the timing of the delivery and deployment of the contingent, which is based on the Airborne Forces, shows that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are in excellent shape and are capable of quick and sudden actions, including unexpected introductory actions,» Korotchenko explained. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first 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 announced 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.
