As of 10.30 p.m. on September 17, the number of victims admitted to healthcare organizations of Kyrgyzstan reached 129 people, 7 of them were sent for outpatient treatment, the Ministry of Health provided the data.
There are 39 victims in healthcare organizations in Batken region, 4 — in Osh region, and 79 — in Bishkek.
«The condition of the victims is assessed by doctors as moderate. Everyone is provided with the necessary medical care; blood components, medicines and medical products are available in sufficient quantities. The death toll is 24 people,» the Ministry of Health 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 122 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.
