The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow arrested picketer Alexander Zimbovsky, who spoke in support of protesters in Kazakhstan, for 15 days. this He himself reported ; the case file is on the court’s website. Zimbovsky was found guilty of disobedience to a police officer (Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code). As notes OVD-Info , he will be sent to serve his arrest in a temporary detention center for foreign citizens in Sakharovo, near Moscow.

The Ministry of Defense reported on the work of the Russian military in the framework of the “peacekeeping” mission of the CSTO in Kazakhstan. This was reported with reference to the department by RIA Novosti. The Russian military, together with the local security forces, “took under full control” of Almaty Airport, which the protesters captured on January 5. In total, 45 Airborne Forces special forces, 98 Airborne Forces and 31 separate teams of the Airborne Forces were sent to Kazakhstan.