Nine Kazakh soldiers dead after 19 were swept into the Caspian Sea during the Khazar Qorgany-2026 naval exercise near Aktau.

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Nine Kazakh soldiers dead after 19 were swept into the Caspian Sea during the Khazar Qorgany-2026 naval exercise near Aktau. Weather deteriorated suddenly during a landing operation from the boat Kaisar. Three rescued, search ongoing for the rest. A similar incident killed four soldiers at the same coastline in 2015.