The President of Kazakhstan dismissed the defense minister after 14 servicemen were killed during exercises in the Caspian Sea | УНН

Kazakhstan president dismisses defense minister after 14 servicemen killed in Caspian Sea exercises

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed Defense Minister Dauren Kossanov on September 27 following the deaths of 14 servicemen during military exercises in the Caspian Sea. Aidos Myrzakhmetov was appointed as the new defense minister.