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What did 7 January 2022 show about the region?
Summary
A look back at two regional developments reported around 7 January 2022, one on public health in Ukraine and one on Russian troops in Kazakhstan.
What was happening in Ukraine and its neighbourhood on 7 January 2022? The reports from that day and the one before it point in two different directions: one domestic and medical, the other military and regional.
On 6 January 2022, Ukraine began administering COVID-19 booster shots to all adults who had received their second dose at least six months earlier. The step widened the vaccination campaign beyond the initial courses, and it formed part of Ukraine's response to the pandemic in Europe.
On 7 January 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian troops deployed to Kazakhstan had maintained control of Almaty International Airport. It said they had also secured critical government buildings in Nur-Sultan, including the Ak Orda Presidential Palace. The report came amid the 2022 Kazakh protests.
The two items are not linked in the reports. Taken together, they show a region dealing with a health campaign in Ukraine while Russian forces took on a security role in Kazakhstan, as Moscow's own defence ministry described it at the time.
