Aidos Myrzakhmetov became Minister of Defense

"By decree of the Head of State, Aidos Sakenovich Myrzakhmetov was appointed Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he was relieved of his previous post," the text of the decree says.

Earlier, by decree of the Head of State, Dauren Kosanov was dismissed from the post of Minister of Defense.

The tragedy in the Mangystau region

On September 24, military personnel were swept into the Caspian Sea during naval exercises in the Mangystau region. They were carrying out combat training missions on the coast of the Caspian Sea when the weather deteriorated sharply and the wind increased.