Kyrgyz soldier killed during a shootout on border with Tajikistan

This was reported by RIA Novosti , referring to the press center of the State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan.

Currently, the head of the border service department of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Batken region, Colonel Tolonyuayev, and the head of the security forces are on the spot, the circumstances of the incident are being investigated.

“Border representatives of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan continue to investigate this fact,” the message says.

Recall that the day before at about five o'clock in the evening (14:00 Moscow time), the military opened fire on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, as a result of the exchange of fire, two Kyrgyz servicemen were taken prisoner. The State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan reported that four armed Kyrgyz border guards illegally crossed the border near the Rosrovut site in the Sughd region.

Earlier, on June 4, it became known about the accumulation of equipment and military from the side of Tajikistan, a tense situation was noted on the border.