Bishkek, Sept. 19, 2022 . / Kabar / . Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov signed a decree declaring Sept. 19 as a day of national mourning in the Kyrgyz Republic.
As a result of the treacherous invasion of the border regions of Batken Oblast by the armed forces of Tajikistan on Sept. 14-17, 144 Kyrgyz citizens were wounded and 59, including children, were killed.
According to the decree, on the day of national mourning the state flags of the Kyrgyz Republic are lowered throughout the country, as well as on the buildings of diplomatic and consular institutions abroad.
In addition, entertainment events and television programs are cancelled on the national mourning day.
The clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border started on Sept. 14.
The Tajik side attacked border guarding and civilian infrastructure objects of Kyrgyzstan along the perimeter of the state border in Batken Oblast. Tajikistan used heavy armored vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and aircraft in an attempt to seize the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
According to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Tajik military destroyed the infrastructure of outposts, as well as schools, kindergartens, retail outlets, first-aid posts, and houses. Shouting nationalist slogans, they showed blasphemy and subjected the bodies of the border guards of the Kyrgyz Republic who died at the post to mockery.
An emergency regime has been introduced in Batken Oblast.
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