At least 216 servicemen of the National Guard of Kazakhstan were injured during the riots in Almaty and Shymkent. Sputnik Kazakhstan reports.
All of them are in hospitals, including those with gunshot wounds, head injuries and fractures. The National Guard said that rioters were using smoothbore guns, Molotov cocktails, pipes, steel bars.
Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in early 2022. Residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau in Mangistau region opposed the increase in prices for liquefied gas, then the protests spread to other cities. Clashes with security officials continue in Almaty. The Internet is periodically turned off throughout the country, the media practically do not work.
The President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev introduced a state of emergency in the republic, dismissed the government and became the head of the Security Council. At his request, the CSTO countries sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan.
