# 12 Kazakh soldiers confirmed dead in Caspian Sea training accident

https://mins.news/en/item/72366

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 13:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/nine-kazakh-soldiers-die-in-caspian-sea-training-incident?traffic_source=rss

> Seventeen Kazakh military personnel were swept into the Caspian Sea during a combat training exercise in the western Mangystau region. Authorities confirmed 12 deaths, while three people were rescued and a search continued for two others after weather suddenly worsened and winds intensified. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared Friday a national day of mourning.

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