AFP – The Observatory said the Burmese army began accepting deliveries of Russian-made fighters on Saturday (4). The latest ammunition delivered by Moscow as human rights activists accuse the junta of attacking civilians with air strikes.
Russian state media reported that in 2018, under the civilian rule of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese army purchased six Sukhoi Su-30 fighters from Russia.
This was stated by the Myanmar Witness Observatory from satellite data Reports from flight observers and unknown news sources It can confidently confirm that there is at least one fighter jet in Naypyitaw, however. The Observatory did not say whether the fighter was in training or on an active mission.
Local media previously reported that four to six two-seat multifunctional fighters had arrived in Myanmar. together with Russian trainers and technicians.
The military has not commented on the purchase or number of fighters it has in Myanmar.
Russia is a major arms supplier and supporter of the military government. explaining that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine was justified.
In October, Jane’s Defense Weekly, a military affairs weekly, claimed to have obtained images showing the Russian Kamov KA-29TB attack helicopter operating in the Sagaing region. Northern Burma
The helicopter appears to be one of five the Burmese military agreed to purchase earlier this year, Jane’s magazine said, citing regional intelligence sources.
The junta is trying to crush the resistance after taking power last year.
Clashes broke out with armed ethnic groups and with the People’s Defense Forces against the coup. And human rights groups have accused the military of airstrikes on civilians comparable to war crimes.
last month Airstrikes at a concert hosted by a major militant ethnic group in the north killed about 50 people, including civilians. According to the identification of the armed group Ma the junta argued that the reports of civilian deaths were mere rumors.
