Kyrgyz military at the Scorpion base in the city of Tokmak, about 60km from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Jan 14, 2022. Kyrgyz military consists of 150 servicemen, eight armoured vehicles and 11 military equipment from the 25th Special Forces Brigade 'Scorpion', returned to Kyrgyzstan after taking part in the peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan. The military from Kyrgyzstan served to protect the Almaty thermal power plant (CHP-2). (Source: EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO)