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epa09669222 A still image taken from a handout video made available by the Russian Defence Ministry's press service shows Russian servicemen boarding a military aircraft on their way to Kazakhstan, at an airfield outside Moscow, Russia, 06 January 2022. The collective peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have been sent to Kazakhstan at the request of the Kazakh president Tokayev amid a wave of unrest in the country. The advanced units from the Russian contingent have already begun to fulfill their tasks. According to the organization, the peacekeeping forces included subdivisions of the Armed Forces of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT -- BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES