Bishkek, May 1, 2021. / Kabar /. The internal troops of Kyrgyzstan told about the chronological events that took place in the conflict zone on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.
According to the press service of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, during the events that took place in Batken Oblast on April 28-29, 2021, the personnel of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic under the leadership of the Commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Colonel Islambek Kenzhekulov, together with employees of other services of the internal affairs bodies and subdivisions of power structures fulfilled the assigned task with honor and dignity.
Thus, on April 28, 2021, in the area of the Golovnoi water intake structure in Kok-Tash village of Batken, there was a conflict between the local residents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, which gradually escalated into an armed clash between the military personnel of both countries.
The reason for the conflict was the installation of a video surveillance camera by the Tajik side on an electric pole. After the negotiations, representatives of law enforcement agencies, power structures and local administrations of the two republics, the conflict was resolved.
On April 29, 2021, at about 13.30 p.m. local residents arrived in the area of the water intake facility and demanded to dismantle the previously installed cameras. The gathered people from the side of Tajikistan, refusing to dismantle, began to fire from several hunting weapons. From the shots of the Tajik side, the people fell to the ground, the rest in panic escaped.
At about 14.00 p.m. a mortar shelling began from the direction of Tajikistan. The first shell from a mortar shot hit the territory of the water intake. This was followed by an intensive shelling of a mortar crew from Tajikistan on the adjacent territory and the water intake facility. Local residents received shrapnel wounds from the burst of a mortar shell.
The protection and defense of the head water intake structure, at that time, was carried out by the personnel of the SHER special-purpose detachment (hereinafter SHER SPD) of military unit 707 of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic under the command of Major Ibragim Akmatov. Servicemen of the SHER SPD began to withdraw the wounded citizens to the previously prepared firing positions and provided first aid, at the same time responding with fire from standard weapons. After that, the mortar shelling of Tajik servicemen spread to the firing positions of the SHER SPD.
But thanks to the skillfully and correctly chosen arrangement of firing positions and equipment, the SHER servicemen avoided being hit by fragments of exploding shells. Only a few servicemen who were assisting local residents in shelter at firing positions were wounded by shrapnel.
During the exchange of fire, the SHER servicemen noticed that several people with distinctive black clothing began to move towards them from one of the buildings from the direction of Tajikistan, firing at them. It was obvious from the actions that this was not an army, but another unit.
Servicemen of the SHER SPD, firing at this building from light machine-guns and sniper rifles, did not allow those to approach, whose actions looked more like an assault. As a result, they retreated, and the building caught fire. In addition, Tajik servicemen fired from small arms from shelters. Servicemen of the Internal Troops fired at well-fortified firing positions of the army units of Tajikistan from grenade launchers and hand grenades. Thus, they forced the Tajik servicemen to retreat into the interior of the settlement, from where they continued to fire from a mortar, specially equipped armored vehicles and other small arms.
At about 4.30 p.m., by order of the Commander of the Internal Troops Colonel Islambek Kenzhekulov, the airborne combat vehicle crew of military unit 707 of the Internal Troops arrived and supported the SHER personnel with machine-gun fire. Then at about 18.30 p.m. the Tajik servicemen retreated and the shooting stopped.
In addition, the personnel of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic performed the assigned task in the settlements of Min-Bulak, Kok-Tash, Kyzyl-Bel, Min-Orүk of Batken Oblast. Currently, the commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Colonel Islambek Kenzhekulov, is in the Batken Oblast and personally coordinates the actions of the units.
To date, 14 servicemen have received various degrees of injury. All of them are being treated in medical institutions in Bishkek and Batken. According to the instructions of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, all servicemen of the Internal Troops who have received injuries of varying severity will be provided with comprehensive assistance.
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