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Kazakh soldiers fell into the water due to bad weather and high waves during a ship exercise on the coast of the Caspian Sea.
The 24th Kazakh military exercise resulted in the tragedy of the death of 14 soldiers and the dismissal of Defense Minister Kosanov. (Reuters)
Kazakhstan held a military exercise on the 24th of this month. Unexpectedly, soldiers were swept away by strong waves as they disembarked from a ship on the Caspian Sea coast, killing 14 people. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on the 27th that he would sack Defense Minister Dauren Kosanov.
According to Reuters, bad weather in the Caspian Sea caused many soldiers to be swept into the water by strong waves. Only three people were saved. On the 25th, the Kazakh Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of five defense officials, including the first deputy commander of the Navy. President Tokayev later issued a presidential decree to dismiss Defense Minister Kosanov.
In another presidential decree by Tokayev, Aidos Myrzakhmetov, the former commander of the special operations forces, was appointed to take over as Minister of Defense.

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