17:17, 17 сентября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA
An employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan was killed in Batken during the military aggression of Tajikistan at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. The head of the ministry, Boobek Azhikeev, told.
According to him, the firefighter was killed with extreme cruelty. «Despite this, the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations continue to fulfill their duty. The Ministry of Emergency Situations will calculate its losses by the end of the day,» Boobek Azhikeev said.
Emergency situation has been introduced in Batken region. Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 121 victims, 24 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
Presidents Sadyr Japarov and Emomali Rahmon agreed to ceasefire. But, according to the latest data from the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, the Tajik side violated the agreements again.