Street next to the Independence Monument on Republic Square in Almaty MOSCOW, Jan 11 Communication for Russians in Kazakhstan from Wednesday to January 19, 2022, will become free of charge, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation announced this on Monday. The Ministry, together with the Big Four operators (MTS, Beeline, Megafon, Tele2) will provide free communication for Russians on the period of the state of emergency in Kazakhstan from 12 to 19 January 2022. Subscribers will be able to communicate free of charge with diplomatic missions and airlines to resolve issues of stay in the country, as well as with family and friends. We are talking about incoming, outgoing calls and SMS messages, including those with a negative balance. 
An eyewitness explained why the residents of Almaty could not participate in the pogroms The ministry noted that in order to avoid excessive load on the network, a limit on free communication is being introduced — it is assumed that the maximum time of telephone calls will not exceed 120 minutes per day for each subscriber. From January 5, everyone who was in roaming in Kazakhstan will be able to request a recalculation of costs from their operator, the funds can be used to pay for communication services in the future. According to operators, there are about 30 thousand Russians using mobile communications in Kazakhstan. On Monday, the head of the State Duma committee on information policy, information technology and communications, Alexander Khinshtein, said that the State Duma would develop a bill exempting Russian citizens who find themselves in countries with a state of emergency from roaming charges when connecting to Russia. 
Residents of Kazakhstan called Tokayev's speech «a breath of fresh air» 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 throughout the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and became the head of 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. .
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Due to the aggravation of the situation in Kazakhstan, the question of evacuating Russians who went there on New Year's tourist trips and to relatives.
Special flights of the military transport aviation of the Russian Ministry of Defense were organized for them.
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For them, special flights of the military transport aviation of the Russian Ministry of Defense were organized.
Over 1700 people were taken out of Kazakhstan in three days.
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Over 1700 people were taken out of Kazakhstan in three days.
Among those who flew from Alma-Ata to the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow, there were several Hungarian and Austrian diplomats with their families.
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Among those who flew from Alma-Ata to the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow, there were several Hungarian and Austrian diplomats with their families.
The military attaché at the Austrian embassy in Russia Thomas Ahammer thanked the Ministry of Defense for the opportunity to return. & # 34; For me, the Il-76 is a wonderful plane & # 34;, — he said.
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Thomas Ahammer, Defense Attaché at the Austrian Embassy in Russia, thanked the Ministry of Defense for the opportunity to return. & # 34; For me, the Il-76 is a wonderful plane & # 34 ;, — he said.
At the same time, it turned out to be unusual for many to fly on a military aircraft.
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At the same time, flying on a military aircraft turned out to be unusual for many.
& # 34 ; There was nothing to fasten with, they warned passengers to hold their children, bags & # 34 ;, — said a Muscovite who returned from Alma-Ata.
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& # 34; There was nothing to buckle on, they warned passengers to hold their children, bags & # 34 ;, — said a Muscovite who returned from Alma-Ata.
But all these are trifles, the main thing is that there is an opportunity to quickly get home.
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But all these are trifles, the main thing is that there is an opportunity to quickly get home.
& # 34; The flight went well. In Moscow, we were greeted by the military with wide smiles and the words & # 34; Welcome to the Motherland! & # 34; — says the Russian woman.
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& # 34; The flight went well. In Moscow, we were greeted by the military with wide smiles and the words & # 34; Welcome to the Motherland! & # 34; — says the Russian woman.
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Due to the aggravation of the situation in Kazakhstan, the question of evacuating Russians who went there on New Year's tourist trips and to visit their relatives arose sharply.
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For them, special flights of the military transport aviation of the Russian Ministry of Defense were organized.
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More than 1,700 people were taken out of Kazakhstan in three days.
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Among those who flew from Alma-Ata to the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow, there were several Hungarian and Austrian diplomats with their families.
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The military attaché at the Austrian embassy in Russia Thomas Ahammer thanked the Ministry of Defense for the opportunity to return. & # 34; For me, the Il-76 is a wonderful plane & # 34 ;, — he said.
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At the same time, it was unusual for many to fly on a military aircraft.
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& # 34; There was nothing to fasten with, they warned passengers to hold their children, bags & # 34; — said a Muscovite who returned from Almaty.
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But all these are small things, the main thing is that there is an opportunity to quickly get home.
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& # 34; The flight went well. In Moscow, we were greeted by the military with wide smiles and the words & # 34; Welcome to the Motherland! & # 34; — says the Russian woman.