According to Kazakh Authorities, several National Guard officers were killed, and over 200 were wounded amid mass riots that hit the country over the week.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated that he had ordered the military and law enforcement services to use lethal force against terrorists to open fire without warning. According to Tokayev, at least 20,000 gunmen were attacked Almaty. He said that the armed rioters were trained and coordinated by one center that the terrorists would be eliminated if they refused to surrender.

Tokayev thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the prompt response to his appeal regarding peacekeepers and stressed that the CSTO forces would only be in the country for a short time.