The military of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization have completed their deployment in Kazakhstan, said the commander of the CSTO peacekeepers, Colonel General of the Russian Armed Forces Andrei Serdyukov.

“The collective peacekeeping forces have completed their deployment in Kazakhstan,” Serdyukov said at a briefing on January 9.

Mission participants took control of a number of strategic facilities. The timing of the withdrawal of foreign troops from Kazakhstan is not named.

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Note that many residents of Kazakhstan were categorically against the presence of Russian troops on the territory of the country.. The Kazakhs regard the appearance of the Russian military as the occupation of the country under the guise of a peacekeeping mission.

They record and publish videos on the network in which they declare that they are ready to fight and defend their country from the invaders..

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Recall that on January 10, the leaders of the CSTO member states will hold a video conference and discuss the situation in Kazakhstan. The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev asked to introduce the peacekeeping contingent.. The CSTO said yes.

Russia sent to Kazakhstan about 2.5 thousand paratroopers and special forces from the units that participated in the occupation of the Ukrainian Donbass and Crimea under the command of Serdyukov.

The transfer of military and equipment from the airfields near Moscow lasted for several days, Il-76 and An-124 transport aircraft made about 70 flights per day. As of the morning of January 9, Russia was still sending its troops to Kazakhstan..

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