The Tajik side uses a multiple launch rocket system. The Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reported.
It notes that the servicemen of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic are fighting fierce battles and do not intend to give up their positions.
The servicemen of Kyrgyzstan repel all attacks from the ground and air, making it impossible to capture the settlements of Kyrgyzstan.
Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. According to the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security, at about 6 a.m. the Tajik side started firing at the border detachments and positions of the Kyrgyz side. Later, the Tajik side began mortar shelling of border outposts and border villages in Leilek and Batken districts. Eighteen victims were taken to the Batken Regional Hospital. Shooting continues for the third day. Previously, five people were injured, three of whom are civilians.
