The Ministry of Defense is ready to allocate 7,000 military personnel and 500 units of equipment, which are always ready to fight against floods, with the first instruction.
If necessary, helicopters and airplanes of military transport aviation, UAVs for conducting reconnaissance, equipment for moving on rough terrain, pontoon bridges, floating transporters and special equipment for carrying out disinfection will be mobilized.
Last year's experience will be mobilized. Note that the Ministry of Defense cooperated with the Ministry of Emergencies, local executive bodies and other services in advance and organized the exchange of information. Currently, personnel of territorial defense brigades in North Kazakhstan, Kostanay and West Kazakhstan regions are mobilized for flood prevention activities. participating in the strengthening of dams. Since March 14, they have prepared 1,500 bags of sand.
- All our work is coordinated with executive bodies and local services. Protection of villages and infrastructure facilities is being carried out around the clock. We will do everything we can to prevent flooding, said Lieutenant Colonel Kuanyshbai Abdikaymov, deputy commander of military unit 99275 for education and ideological work.
In connection with the threat of flooding of houses in the village of Taskala, West Kazakhstan region, the personnel of military unit 99250 was mobilized. Soldiers prepared and laid 300 bags of sand on the banks of the Derkul River. 140 cadets of the Air Defense Forces Military Institute and 400 conscript soldiers of the 30238 military unit joined the preventive measures in Aktobe. They are working to clear water channels and ditches to ensure that the snow melts quickly and the flow works properly during rainfall. Special equipment has been mobilized for snow removal.
At the request of Kostanay region akimat, servicemen of military unit 99260 were sent to the city of Arkalyk, which is at risk of flooding. In the event of an aggravation of the situation, additional 1,000 soldiers, 130 units of equipment and gabions against floods will be allocated to strengthen the river banks.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mod/press/news/details/957599