In order to respond to emergency situations that may arise during the winter period and eliminate their consequences, the city command and staff exercises "Winter-2025" were held for two days in Shymkent. The exercises were aimed at testing the readiness of the civil defense system and developing effective methods of responding to emergency situations.

The main task of the exercises was to develop measures for rapid response to emergency situations that may arise in the winter in the city and eliminate their consequences. Analyzing emergency situations from previous years, special attention was paid to possible accidents in the water and energy supply systems and the elimination of traffic jams on highways.

On the first day of the exercises, public awareness activities were held. The citywide “Attention!” alert was sounded, and information was broadcast via digital and cable television and radio channels. In addition, the operational teams of the city headquarters modeled scenarios for possible emergency situations and developed recommendations for decision-making in these situations.

After the theoretical part, practical activities were held. During this period, measures to prevent possible threats to the city's life support systems were developed.

In the practical part of the second day, several conditional emergency situations were eliminated. Due to the abundant melting of snow in the Karatau, Enbekshi and Turan districts, the water level in rivers and canals rose, creating a threat of flooding. Specialists cleaned water channels and canals, strengthened dams, and evacuated the population to safe areas. In addition, work was carried out to ensure the operation of engineering and electrical systems.

On the second day, several more conditional emergencies were resolved. A gas pipeline burst and a fire broke out at the facility of JSC "3-Energoortalyk" in the Enbekshy district of the city, as a result of which a number of boilers failed. Rescuers and emergency services evacuated the facility's employees, extinguished the fire, and carried out restoration work.

Several small areas were left without gas and electricity as a result of a gas pipeline explosion on the A-2 highway in the Turan district and a transformer failure in the Karatau district. Services quickly organized evacuation and emergency restoration measures.

As a result of the exercises, all conditional emergencies were eliminated in a timely manner, and the civil protection services demonstrated a high level of readiness and coordination. As noted by the Deputy Head of the Shymkent Emergency Situations Department, Zh. Zhabayev, the exercises proved that the services are ready to respond promptly to any emergency situation during the winter period.

The exercises were attended by operational teams of local executive bodies of Shymkent, departments of the Emergency Situations Department, Police Department, Health Department, as well as personnel of OntustikZharykTranzit LLP, the state institution Kazseldenkorgau, and military units No. 35748 and No. 6506.
Practical activities were held at 11 points, involving 216 employees and 41 special equipment. The set goals were fully achieved, and the tasks were carried out in conditions as close to real conditions as possible. The exercises demonstrated the readiness of the civil defense system for emergencies during the winter period.