Kazakhstan: Russian Air Force aircraft evacuates foreign diplomats and Russian citizens

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A Russian Air Force military transport aircraft has carried 146 Russian citizens and several foreign diplomats from the Kazakh city of Almaty to Moscow, on Monday, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
The agency’s footage shows Russian citizens and diplomats boarding an aircraft while peacekeepers help people load their belongings.
“There were stressful events. To be honest, everyone was a little bit afraid, they didn’t know what was going on here, what the next day would be like. It is not easy to live under such conditions. We were always getting news from the city and seeing what was going on there. It was just scary,” said Ferenc Blaumann, Consul General of Hungary in Almaty.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported that the Russians evacuated from Kazakhstan were in the republic with relatives or on a tourist trip.
As a result of the tensions in the country and the closure of Almaty’s international airport, they were forced to stay in hotels in the city. “While in the hotels, they appealed to the leadership of the Russian peacekeeping contingent for help in getting them to the territory of the Russian Federation,” the Defence Ministry said.
On the previous day, Russian Air Force military transport aircraft returned 1,489 Russian citizens home.
Kazakhstan has been rocked by tensions after unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region on Sunday, as prices of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre on January 1.
Over 160 protesters have reportedly been killed in riots, including more than 100 in Almaty.
The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
Authorities have since announced several restored price caps on LPG, commonly used in cars, in response to the unrest.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the detention of 5,100 people on Sunday, citing their involvement in the recent riots. The department also reported the death of 16 security officials and 1,300 injuries among police and special services.
According to the country’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 were hospitalised.
On Thursday, the Collective Security Council started sending forces to Kazakhstan to assist with law enforcement at the request of Tokayev.

SOT, Anna Shepeleva, departing from Kazakhstan (Russian): “It is very painful to look at the city, because [it is] my hometown. It’s such a heartbreak when strangers come and trash my hometown”.

SOT, Thomas Ahammer, Military Attache of the Austrian Armed Forces: “I’m happy that the situation now is almost calm, because the tensions and the fights should be stopped. And I hope that my family and I can go back to Moscow. And the biggest hope is that the society is coming together to the peaceful living here.”

SOT, Ferenc Blaumann, Consul General of Hungary in Almaty (Russian): “All these events were very unexpected. First of all, for Hungarian citizens who live in the city, it was just very stressful. There were stressful events. To be honest, everyone was a little bit afraid, they didn’t know what was going on here, what the next day would be like. It is not easy to live under such conditions. We were always getting news from the city and seeing what was going on there. It was just scary.”

SOT, Ferenc Blaumann, Consul General of Hungary in Almaty (Russian): “There was even such information from the people that they don’t see enough of them [peacekeepers], that there are not enough of them on the streets. But now you can see soldiers on the streets, you can see policemen. They are already organising everything. Everything seems to be organised in the city”.

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