National Guard of Kazakhstan

The National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық ұланы, Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń Ulttyq ulany, Russian: Национальная гвардия Казахстана) is a government service branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The National Guard performs the military and civilian functions of the Internal Troops of Kazakhstan, which it succeeded. The National Guard often cooperates in unison with many local Kazakh police departments. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan is the main government agency responsible for the management of the National Guard.

National Guard of Kazakhstan
Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық ұланы
Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń Ulttyq ulany
Russian: Национальная гвардия Казахстана
Emblem of the national guard
Active21 April 2014 (2014-04-21)
Country Kazakhstan
AllegianceSupreme Commander in Chief of the Kazakh Armed Forces
BranchArmed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
TypeMilitary Police
RoleLaw enforcement
Riot control
Size32,400
Part ofMinistry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan
HeadquartersNur-Sultan
Colors     Maroon
AnniversariesApril 7 (Day of courage)
April 21 (Founding day)
May 7 (Defender of the Fatherland Day)
WebsiteNational Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Commanders
Supreme Commander-in-ChiefKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Commander in ChiefLieutenant General Ruslan Zhaksylykov
Chief of StaffMajor-General Beibit Ashkarov

Functions

The National Guard shares some of the same goals and functions as its predecessor, the Internal Troops:[1]

  • Provide security to important cargo and corrective institutions
  • Maintain of a social order and a state of alertness during national emergencies such as natural disasters
  • Dismantle illegal armed formations
  • Prevent terrorist and/or illegal formations from being assembled in the boundaries of Kazakhstan

History

The Internal Troops of Kazakhstan, which is the precursor to the present-day National Guard, was formed by order of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on January 10, 1992. On April 21, 2014, by a Presidential Decree, the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan were transformed into the National Guard of Kazakhstan.[2][3][4] This was done as part of the government's new doctrine in relation to the armed forces that was adopted that year.[5] In June 2016, Islamic militants killed three people at a National Guard facility in Aktobe during an ambush.[6] In September 2018, it was reported that the National Guard received the first 8 Shaanxi Y-8's from the Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation.[7][8]

Organization

The Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard (currently Lieutenant General Ruslan Zhaksylykov) is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Regional commands

The National Guard is divided into the following 4 regional commands:

  • Regional Command "Ortaly" (Central) - Based in Karaganda, it is led by Major General E. Botakanov.
  • Regional Command "Ontüstik" (South) - Based in Almaty, it is led by Major General Kairat Aktanov.
  • Regional Command "Batys" (West) - Based in Oral, it is led by Major General Alibek Seraliev.
  • Regional Command "Shygys" (East) - Based in Oskemen, it is currently led by Major General Talapker Amriev.

Media
  • "Kalan" (Shield) Newspaper
  • "Birkit" (Berkut) Magazine

Other affiliated units

Military Institute

The branch of the National Guard focused on education is the Military Institute of the National Guard.[9][10] It works to implement educational programmes of higher education and traniing future officers of the National Guard. It was founded as the Higher Military College of the Internal Troops by governmental decree on March 18, 1997. This date is today considered to be the official birthday of the institute. President Nazarbayev would present the school with its own ceremonial banner that December.[11]

Symbols

The Emblem of the National Guard consists of an image of the sun's rays with a silhouette of a floating eagle similar to the eagle on the national flag, covered with a blue stripe at the bottom and a silhouette of a horse rider with a flag pole in their hands. At the bottom, the words National Guard, written in the Kazakh language are in between the sun and the eagle. Regional commanders, formations and military units of the National Guard have standard their own battle flags, usually belonging to a particular regiment.

In March 2018, a movie called Sixth Post premiered in Astana, showing the life and career of Erbol Otarbayev, a National Guard member who confronted convicts who escaped prison in Mangistau in 2012. The movie also shows the National Guard in its daily duties and responsibilities. The drama was directed by Serikbol Utepbergenov, while the Information and Communications Ministry of Kazakhstan, in coordination with the Khabar Agency filmed the movie.[12][13] In April 2019, it was announced that the national guard would be filming a television series focusing on the role of Kazakh soldiers in battles on the Tajik-Afghan border in 1995.[14]

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See also

References
  1. http://www.vivv.kz/en/?page_id=66
  2. "Внутренние войска МВД РК преобразованы в Национальную гвардию". inform.kz. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. http://www.vivv.kz/en/?page_id=66
  4. http://mvd.gov.kz/portal/page/portal/0A4AFF249B023BDAE054002655122E6A&ved=2ahUKEwio1Kn-wP_gAhURbq0KHUefDt0QFjAYegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw1XR3zwYjKaCf7IMa3jZ03S
  5. https://jamestown.org/program/kazakhstan-adopts-new-military-doctrine/
  6. https://m.dw.com/en/militants-launch-deadly-attack-on-army-facility-in-kazakhstan/a-19308030
  7. "Kazakhstan receives first Y-8 military transport aircraft from China". Defence Blog. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. Dominguez, Gabriel (24 September 2018). "China hands over Y-8F200W transport aircraft to Kazakhstan". IHS Jane's 360. London. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  9. "История института". www.vivv.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  10. https://tengrinews.kz/zakon/pravitelstvo_respubliki_kazahstan_premer_ministr_rk/obopona/id-V1500010620/
  11. http://www.vivv.kz/en/?page_id=6
  12. https://astanatimes.com/2018/03/kazakh-movie-about-national-guard-hero-premieres/
  13. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8184066/
  14. https://astanatimes.com/2019/04/kazakh-national-guard-to-shoot-film-about-fallen-soldiers-heroism-in-1995-tajik-afghan-border-battle/
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