According to the Russian news agency Moscow reported on January 11, the Collective Security Treaty Organization completed the peacekeeping deployment in Kazakhstan in the fastest time possible - thousands of officers and soldiers, hundreds of pieces of military equipment and dozens of military transport aircraft flights. All member states— Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia— reached out to the allies in difficult times.
Dozens of Il-76MD and An-124 transports roared almost non-stop over Kazakhstan. This is the first time in the history of Russian military transport aircraft that multinational peacekeeping forces of CGIA countries have been sent to carry out missions.
The report also said that large-scale operations went well – they were rehearsed several times during joint exercises. Arriving troops were assigned to temporary garrisons.
Admiral Andrei Serdyukov, Commander of the International Peacekeeping Force, said: "At present, the peacekeeping forces are carrying out the task of protecting important military, state and social facilities in and around the city of Almaty. I thank the Kazakh side for promptly resolving the issue of the placement of peacekeeping troops and the guarantee of necessities. ”
CSA leaders have repeatedly stressed that peacekeepers will not replace Kazakh security forces and will not be involved in stopping illegal operations or arresting violators. International forces will protect critical infrastructure, allowing local security forces to operate without fear of rear strikes. CSA forces have been put in place and have begun their mission.
According to the report, the headquarters of the CIAN peacekeeping force is located at the Kazakhstan Army Military Academy in Almaty. Fighters of Russia's 98th Guards Airborne Division are stationed in the capital, Nur-Sultan: guarding the city's airport, the General Staff and the Kazakhstani Telecentre. The 45th Special Independent Brigade, an elite formation of the Russian Airborne Forces, is stationed in the southeast and is responsible for defending the Airport of Almaty, the headquarters of the Russian-Kazakh Joint Air Defense System, and the 602nd Air Base in Shymkent.
Troops from the 31st Independent Guards Airborne Assault Brigade in Ulyanovsk were transferred to the east to protect the facilities of Ustikamenogorsk and the Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Industry Corporation. The company is the world's largest producer of natural uranium. In addition, the airborne forces control the Russian Consulate General in Almaty, the Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan and other administrative buildings.
According to the report, from Belarus is the Vitebsk Contract Corps Company of the 103rd Airborne Brigade of the Special Operations Forces. Their area of responsibility is the artillery shell depot in the town of Kapchagai and the military airfield in Rötegen near Almaty. Belarusians are also responsible for providing security for the landing and deployment of other peacekeepers.
Military personnel from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were sent to defend critical fuel-powered facilities, major transportation hubs and railway stations. They were small in number, but they were all elite troops. For example, 150 soldiers of the 25th Special Brigade of the "Scorpion" of Kyrgyzstan participated in the operation.
In addition, CSG forces are defending the Central Bank and National Security Council buildings in Nur-Sultan, the COVID-19 vaccine factory in Otar, the Central Market in Almaty and the port of Aktau.
The efficiency of the peacekeeping force exceeded everyone's expectations — Kazakhstan's security forces, feeling support from their allies, began methodically eliminating looters and bandits from residential areas.
Source: Reference News Network