At least 12 servicemen were killed during exercises conducted by the naval forces of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. This is reported by the country's Ministry of Defense, according to UNN.
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It is noted that the servicemen were carrying out a combat training mission on the coast of the Caspian Sea, but weather conditions sharply deteriorated.
According to preliminary information, 19 servicemen were swept out to sea. ... According to updated information, while carrying out a combat training mission, 17 people were swept out to sea due to a sharp deterioration in weather conditions and strengthening winds; 12 of them died, and three were rescued. The search for two servicemen continues
It is reported that rescue service forces and equipment were immediately dispatched to the scene.
"Units of the Naval Forces, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, aviation and other relevant services are involved in the search-and-rescue operation," the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan added.
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In March, four U.S. servicemen went missing during exercises in Lithuania, near the city of Pabradė. It later became known that the servicemen had died.
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