Bishkek, April 13, 2022 . / Kabar /. The situation in Leilek and Batken regions of Kyrgyzstan’s Batken Oblast is stable, and residents of evacuated villages are returning to their homes, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
8,687 of the 17,799 people who self-evacuated to their relatives' homes have returned.
44 units of civilian equipment were involved in the evacuation of residents, as well as over 80 rescuers and 7 units of the Emergency Ministry’s equipment are on alert.
A total of 18,507 people were evacuated from the affected villages, including 17,799 people (3,398 families) to homes of relatives, and 708 people were evacuated to temporary accommodation centers.
In evening of April 12, Tajik border guards entered the territory of Kyrgyzstan. In order to prevent the passage of Tajik border guards deep into the territory, the border detachment of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan fired warning shots into the air. In response, the Tajik border guards opened fire on the Kyrgyz border guards. As a result of negotiations between the border representatives of the two states, the shooting was stopped.
However, at about 21:17, during the negotiations between the border representatives of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the border guards of Tajikistan, who arrived at the scene of the incident as a reinforcement, opened fire on the Kyrgyz servicemen. A second firefight ensued, during which a Kyrgyz soldier was wounded. Further, the Tajik side began shelling the Kyrgyz village of Dostuk from mortars.
At 22:15, the Tajik side stopped the mortar attack.
Residents of the villages of Dostuk, Arka, Borborduk, Zhashtyk and Maksat began to leave their homes at night.
The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic reported two victims from the Kyrgyz side - one military and one civilian, who received shrapnel wounds.
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