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Nine Kazakh military personnel dead after being washed out to sea during exercises
- During Caspian-2026 naval exercises in Kazakhstan's Mangystau region, 14 servicemen died after being swept into the Caspian Sea on September 24, the Defense Ministry said.
- More than 500 servicemen from the Armed Forces participated in the Caspian-2026 exercises, which began September 22 in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea.
- A sudden weather deterioration swept 17 servicemen into open sea on September 24; three were rescued, while the 14 who died included a senior lieutenant, a sergeant, and 12 conscript sailors.
- Kazakhstan declared September 25 a day of national mourning, while the Defense Ministry created a government commission to assist families and opened a criminal case on negligence charges.
- The search ended on the morning of September 25 as authorities investigate the fatal incident, which occurred during coastal training exercises in the Mangystau region amid severe weather.
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17 servicemen swept into Caspian Sea during military exercises in Kazakhstan. 14 died, most of them conscripts.
Seventeen servicemen were swept into the Caspian Sea during naval exercises in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region. Fourteen of them died, Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry said.
·Riga, Latvia
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Le Journal de Quebec
Le Journal de QuebecFourteen soldiers died during exercises of the naval forces of Kazakhstan in the Caspian Sea on Thursday.
·Montreal, Canada
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs is conducting a pre-trial investigation into the death of a soldier during the military exercise "Khazar Korgan 2026"
·Belgrade, Serbia
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