Russian servicemen of the CSTO peacekeeping forces contingent at the Chkalovsky airfield in the Moscow region, who returned after completing tasks in the Republic of KazakhstanCHKALOVSKY ( Moscow Region), January 16 The eleventh flight from Kazakhstan with Russian paratroopers on board arrived at the Chkalovsky airfield, the Ministry of Defense reported. «Ten Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces with Russian peacekeepers from the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO arrived from Kazakhstan at the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow,» the ministry said in a statement.
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Another one arrived earlier today. In total, 19 planes took off from the Almaty airfield. When the last of them lands, a meeting of peacekeepers will be held at the airfield with the participation of the command of the Airborne Forces. «/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5a99f0d49303c5759caa58da3caa2e62.jpg» />Zas considers Kazakhstan's appeal to the CSTO for help justifiedOn Saturday, part of the peacekeeping contingent has already returned from Kazakhstan to Russia. For their transfer, 15 Il-76s and 3 An-124s were used. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev turned to the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat» on January 5 after riots broke out in the country amid protests against a doubling of prices for liquefied gas. According to the UN, during the protests in Kazakhstan, about a thousand people were injured. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 17 Kazakh security officials were killed, more than 1.3 thousand were injured. The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. Military personnel from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took part in the operation. They were entrusted with the protection of strategically important objects. On Thursday, January 13, the mission was declared completed.