Invasion of Kyrgyzstan: School, kindergarten destroyed in Maksat village

School and a kindergarten were completely destroyed in Maksat village, Leilek district. The mosque was fired at from mortars, its dome was destroyed.

There are unexploded shells on the road at the entrance to the village. In addition, you can see cars that were fired upon by Tajik military personnel on Maksat — Zhany-Zher road.

There are no people in the village now, the connection is unstable. Houses made of SIP panels, which were built with the support of Turkey, were burned in the village.

The same situation is in Zhany-Zher village. There is almost no people. Sometimes you can meet men who return to the village.

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 163 victims, 59 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.

By the decree of the President Sadyr Japarov, September 19, 2022 was declared a Day of National Mourning in the Kyrgyz Republic.