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Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan has completed preparation of the drone fleet for the locust control season. In 2026, 57 agricultural drones will be used for monitoring — compared to 7 operational in 2025.

In the akimat of Aktobe Region, the preliminary cause of the fire has been determined to be a short circuit in the electrical wiring. The fire spread across the roof due to a high combustible load. The area of the blaze totalled 300 square metres. A criminal case has been opened in connection with the incident under Article 292 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Staff have been temporarily moved to remote working, with no serious damage to documentation recorded.

The Financial Monitoring Agency, together with the General Prosecutor’s Office and specialists from Tele2, has shut down the activities of a group suspected of mass phishing SMS campaigns using an SMS blaster. The device mimicked mobile base stations and allowed the group to bypass operators’ security, directing users to fake websites to collect personal and banking details. Four suspects have been detained, and the investigation is ongoing.

A court in the North Kazakhstan Region has found former colony settlement head Rustem Rakhmetov guilty of fraud and incitement to bribery. According to the investigation, he offered a convicted person assistance in getting a lighter sentence in exchange for money, without having the ability to influence the court's decision. He was fined 3 million tenge and given a lifetime ban from civil service; the verdict has not yet entered into legal force.

In Aktobe, a fire broke out on the roof of the regional akimat building. Rescuers arrived at the scene within five minutes and discovered several seats of fire. The fire was contained and completely extinguished over an area of approximately 300 square metres, with no casualties. More than 140 people and dozens of pieces of equipment took part in extinguishing the blaze. The causes of the fire are being established, and akimat employees have been temporarily moved to remote working arrangements.

A fire at a solid household waste landfill in Atyrau has been fully extinguished. The blaze was contained within the site, with no threats to the population or infrastructure recorded.

In Almaty, the Financial Monitoring Agency has completed its investigation into the financial pyramid scheme ‘NBC TV’. According to the investigation, in 2025 the suspect recruited citizens via an internet platform and messaging apps, promising income for watching videos. Participants' funds were converted into cryptocurrency and sent to anonymous wallets. The court authorised the seizure of assets worth approximately $1.06 million (1,057,599 USDT). The case has been referred to court.

In Pavlodar Region, the prosecutor's office has identified more than twenty illegal landfills in the Akkuly district. A lack of environmental permits and waste control systems was established. For violations of environmental requirements, the akims of eight rural districts were brought to administrative responsibility, who paid fines totalling 1.7 million tenge.

Employees of the SOBR unit of the Atyrau region have complained about their management, citing instances of insults and use of force. The appeal has been sent to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Yerzhan Sadenov, and to the internal security service. The police have confirmed one incident of disciplinary violation and have launched an investigation. A video has also circulated on social media allegedly depicting scenes of the conflict, though its authenticity has not been officially confirmed.