But his absence – and a heavy rain – did not stop thousands of Kyrgyzstanis from gathering on Bishkek’s Ala-Too Square for Victory Day festivities. More than 2,000 troops took part alongside dozens of ...

We begin our city tour at Victory Square, a public space built in 1985 on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. On a rainy Bishkek afternoon, the usually lively square ...

Photo taken on June 5, 2019 shows the view of Victory Square in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan. (Photo: Xinhua) Photo taken on June 9, 2019 shows the street view of Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.

This was disingenuous. Even as polls were just closing, the Japarov campaign team were already erecting a stage on a central square in Bishkek to celebrate a famous victory. Early results showed ...

Kyrgyzstan has moved its military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany ... will skip the military parade in Red Square on May 9, presiding over a parade ...

Military personnel march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) Military personnel ...

Kyrgyzstan's "eternal flame" war memorial in the capital, Bishkek, is intended as an everlasting homage to the former Soviet Union's glorious victory in World War II. Its gas-fueled fire is ...

BISHKEK, October 9. /TASS/. Shots have been heard from Bishkek’s central Ala-Too square, where a rally was underway, TASS reported from the scene on Friday. Read also Number of injuries during ...

BISHKEK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Nationalist politician Sadyr Japarov won a landslide victory on Sunday in Kyrgyzstan's snap presidential election, which was triggered by the collapse of the previous ...