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Protesters in Kazakhstan who are upset with rising fuel prices and the former president Nursultan Nazarbayev essentially remaining in power via a shadow government have revolted against the regime.
After armed citizens stormed government buildings in the city of Almaty on Tuesday, the entire cabinet resigned from power while police and military engaged in firefights with the revolutionaries.
Rebellious Kazakhs in cities across the country were reportedly chanting, “Old man out,” in reference to the ex-leader Nazarbayev.
Right now, the storming of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan begins. #BreakingNews #Breaking #Kazakhstan #Казахстан #protests pic.twitter.com/iuOiCDDvor
— Aleksander Onishchuk (@Brave_spirit81) January 5, 2022
#Kazakhstan
: A footage from #Almaty shows one of the security forces was shot dead by protestors.
Unfortunately the weapon can not be seen in the video.
However, It was reported that protesters seized weapons from police stations and various security forces in #Almaty. pic.twitter.com/KPcDr9bdme— War Noir
(@war_noir) January 5, 2022
According to The Wall Street Journal, the nation’s current president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced, “Calls to attack premises of civilian and military agencies are absolutely illegal. This is a crime and legal punishment may follow.”
The government allegedly cut off internet access for the entire country after declaring a state of emergency.
Confirmed: #Kazakhstan is now in the midst of a nation-scale internet blackout after a day of mobile internet disruptions and partial restrictions.
The incident is likely to severely limit coverage of escalating anti-government protests.
Report: https://t.co/Op5GwzXKbh pic.twitter.com/pdHJkJFe7v
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 5, 2022
The city of Almaty’s police chief reported over 120 vehicles have been burned and that 500 civilians have been injured with dozens of businesses and buildings being destroyed.
In footage uploaded to Twitter, military members can be seen dragging an injured colleague to safety.
Video of national guard deployment in Almaty/clashes with protesters https://t.co/2Cp5kqEmUg pic.twitter.com/uoMPU7KFiM
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) January 5, 2022
Almaty’s City Hall was set on fire amid the chaos, and one video shows citizens stopping a military vehicle and forcing troops to lie on the ground.
Another video of incident, some servicemen seems hurt https://t.co/X0p2xebYxt pic.twitter.com/9XnMyeq3hq
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) January 5, 2022
As the sun went down, hundreds of citizens were caught on film chasing an armored personnel carrier (APC) down the street and tossing objects at it.
Videos from #Kazakhstan are crazy.. pic.twitter.com/B4HnAmOLy9
— Aldin
(@aldin_ww) January 4, 2022
With Russian news outlet TASS reporting, “Protesters armed with machine guns in Almaty smash former presidential residence – security officials have left the area,” the sitting president declared he will stay in the capital.
On Wednesday, the largest international airport in Kazakhstan was seized by the anti-government group and all flights have been canceled.
As ZeroHedge noted on Twitter, “Kazakhstan produces 42% of global uranium. It mined more uranium than Canada, Australia, and Namibia combined, which are the #2, #3 and #4 producers.”
In response to the nation experiencing a full-on revolution or civil war, global Uranium prices have skyrocketed.
Police in the multiple towns are now reportedly telling citizens they will not take a stance against the revolutionaries.
A full police brigade in the city of #Atyrau has sided with the protestors! This signals complete shift in the dynamics of the power and now the people are taking control. Still problems with mobile & Internet connections in #Kazakhstan. pic.twitter.com/yLX4CScbBo
— Bota Jardemalie
(@jardemalie) January 5, 2022
In the city of Atyrau, police used a water cannon to push back demonstrators trekking through the snow in an attempt to get inside the Regional Administration building.
As the revolution progresses, this article will be updated with more footage and news.