Nine Russian military transport aircraft Il-76 with equipment and airborne troops on board landed at the airfield in Alma-Ata, the Defense Ministry said.
“Nine Russian military transport aircraft Il-76 with servicemen and airborne equipment landed at the airfield of Almaty in the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the defense ministry said in a statement.
The group includes about 70 Il-76 aircraft and five An-124. Military transport aircraft are transferring forces to Kazakhstan around the clock.
Tokayev thanked Putin for the “warm” response to the appeal for help
Russia sent peacekeepers to Kazakhstan as part of the joint forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) amid massive protests in that country. According to Art. 4 of the CSTO agreement, the member states of the organization can provide assistance (including military) to a country if it has been attacked from outside. The Kazakh authorities believe the protests were organized from abroad.
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