President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev relieved Askar…
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev relieved Askar Baisenov from his post as Deputy Minister of Defense following the death of military personnel during exercises in the Caspian Sea.
Coverage (6 sources)
- Tokayev fired another deputy defense minister after tragedy at exercises — Ведомости
- Tokayev appointed new Chief of General Staff of Kazakhstan after deaths of military personnel during exercises — Коммерсантъ
- Tokayev fired commander of the Armed Forces of the Navy and two deputy ministers of defense. Earlier he demanded to develop a plan for military reform within 10 days after the death of 14 Kazakhstani military personnel during exercises — The Insider
- Tokayev removed from post the commander-in-chief of the Navy and head of the General Staff after the death of 14 military personnel — Вести
- Tokayev replaced the commander of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan — Ведомости
- Tokayev dismissed head of Navy after deaths of servicemen during naval exercises — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Kazakhstan
- Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev
- Naval Forces
- General Staff
- Kanysh Abubakirov
- Naval Forces
- Caspian Sea
- Aitkurban Omarbekov
- Moscow
- General Staff