The peacekeepers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan over the past day established control at five socially significant objects per day. This was stated by the commander of the peacekeeping forces, Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov, reports TASS.

“Over the past 24 hours, the CSTO peacekeepers have taken five more socially significant objects under protection,” he said.

According to Serdyukov, at the moment, the CSTO, together with the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, is developing a plan for the transfer of protected objects to law enforcement agencies of the republic.

Protests in Kazakhstan erupted on January 2 in the city of Zhanaozen, Mangistau Oblast, due to an increase in the price of a liter of liquefied gas to 120 tenge (about 21 rubles). Before that, the price for a liter of gas was 60 tenge. Two days later, clashes between protesters and the police and the military began in Almaty and a number of other cities. Clashes also took place in Aktobe, Taraz, Aktau and other settlements. To suppress the unrest, the CSTO peacekeeping forces were sent to the republic.

Earlier, the Foreign Ministry assessed the effectiveness of the CSTO mission in Kazakhstan.

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