In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a Belarusian serviceman, part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces, is pictured before boarding a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft to depart to Kazakhstan at the Machulishchy airfield outside Minsk, Belarus. CSTO decided to deploy the Collective Peacekeeping Forces to Kazakhstan after a relevant request by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The forces will be deployed for a limited period in order to stabilize the situation in the country. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
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- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Belarus
- Event date: 06.01.2022
- Date published: 06.01.2022
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1749x1048px, 1.1Mb
- Job-ID: d3186415bdd4d125