# Kazakh commission faults planning and oversight in deadly Caspian drills

https://mins.news/en/item/86497

- TASS, 2026-10-05 13:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197731

> A commission auditing Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry found serious planning and oversight failures in Caspian Sea drills that killed 14 servicemen on September 24, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s press service said. Authorities opened 13 criminal cases over alleged embezzlement, abuse of office and other violations.

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