At least 139,552.4 million soms were allocated from the special account to pay compensations to residents of Batken region, whose houses burned down during the conflict in September 2022. The Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan reported.
In total, 330,755.8 million soms were transferred to the special account. The unused balance is 196.1 million soms.
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 206 victims, 63 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.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
