Russian woman dies during protests in Kazakhstan, she has three children

In the city of Taraz, Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan, a Russian woman died during the protests. About it reported at the Russian embassy.

“During the pogroms on January 6 of this year. a Russian citizen, mother of three children, M.V., died at the hands of bandits. Kim, born in 1995 The crime was committed at the moment when M.V. Kim was leaving her place of work, ”the message says.

The embassy appealed to the leadership of the region “with a request to take control of the situation and provide possible assistance to the family of the deceased.”

In the first days of 2022, protests began in Kazakhstan due to higher fuel prices. The rallies ended in clashes with the security forces, who used stun grenades and then military weapons. Against the backdrop of protests, during the suppression of which died hundreds of people, the current president of the country, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, removed ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev from the post of chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan.

On January 5, Tokayev turned to the leaders of the CSTO countries for help “in overcoming the terrorist threat.” Already on the night of January 6, it became known about the decision of the CSTO Council to send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan. They included units of the armed forces of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.