OREANDA-NEWS. The advanced units of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) contingent have already begun their missions in Kazakhstan.

"At present, the Russian part of the peacekeeping contingent is being transferred to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The advanced units from its composition have already begun to fulfill the assigned tasks," the CSTO secretariat said in a statement.

The President of the Republic, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, had previously asked for the introduction of troops. He described the situation in the country as "an invasion of bandit formations trained from abroad."

The collective peacekeeping force is deployed for a limited period.

Earlier, Senator Andrei Klishas, ​​in a commentary to RIA Novosti, emphasized that the CSTO mandate is sufficient from Russia to send the military. According to him, no additional decisions, including the consent of the parliament, are required.

The advanced units of the CSTO contingent have already begun to fulfill their tasks in Kazakhstan, the CSTO secretariat reports.

"At present, the Russian part of the peacekeeping contingent is being transferred to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The advanced units from its composition have already begun to fulfill the assigned tasks," the message says.