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Kazakhstan Declares Nationwide Mourning After Caspian Sea Drill Deaths

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC · How we work

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Tokayev Declares Mourning

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a nationwide day of mourning after a naval training accident on September 25.
Twelve Kazakh servicemen died when a combat drill swept them into the Caspian Sea off Mangistau.
Three of the swept personnel were rescued.
Two of the swept personnel remain missing.
Defence Minister Dauren Kosanov headed a commission to investigate and coordinate rescue.

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Kosanov Leads Investigation

A powerful wave swept 19 soldiers into the Caspian Sea during the exercise.
Weather sharply deteriorated and winds intensified just before the incident.
Naval Forces, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and aviation rescue units were promptly deployed immediately.
Defence Minister Lieutenant General of Aviation Daulet Kosanov leads the investigation commission.

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Tokayev Declares Mourning

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a nationwide day of mourning after a naval training accident on September 25.
Twelve Kazakh servicemen died when a combat drill swept them into the Caspian Sea off Mangistau.
Three of the swept personnel were rescued.
Two of the swept personnel remain missing.
Defence Minister Dauren Kosanov headed a commission to investigate and coordinate rescue.

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