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On 13 September, five forest fires were recorded in Kazakhstan – the Ministry of Ecology reported this. The FBK editorial team checked NASA FIRMS satellite monitoring data and found that on the same day far more were blazing across the country – large steppe fires had engulfed eight regions at once.

A resident of Akkol, Alexander Strazhev, complained about medical care being provided by a resident doctor without a supervisor. Inspections confirmed violations in the treatment of the patient and raised questions about the chief physician's staffing decisions regarding his son. The head of the hospital was brought to disciplinary responsibility, however the grounds and type of penalty were not disclosed.

In Russia's Irkutsk region, livestock continue to be destroyed because of an outbreak of lumpy skin disease: some residents and an independent veterinarian suspect the animals have foot-and-mouth disease, one of the women tried to commit suicide in protest, and farmers are demanding via a petition that documents about the diagnosis be produced. Professor Gaisa Absatirov draws parallels with the practice of concealing diagnoses in Kazakhstan.

In the Kerbulak district of the Zhetysu region, cement truck drivers are openly bypassing weighbridge control posts, and among the vehicles are trucks bearing the logo of JSC "NC "KazAvtoZhol".

The company through which part of the phosphorus business of the Kazakhmys Holding LTD group is structured has closed the period with a net loss of over 45 billion tenge for two consecutive years. By the end of 2024, the accumulated loss of KAZ Chemicals LLP had reached 116.6 billion tenge, and its equity had become negative.