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Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project
The military has sent hundreds of troops into southern Tanintharyi Region as it seeks to secure the stalled deep-sea port project, Reuters reported.
- On Friday, August 21, 2026, Myanmar's military deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the Tanintharyi Region, burning villages and sealing off land.
- President Min Aung Hlaing has sought to revive the stalled 2008 Dawei SEZ project with Russian support, positioning the site as a gateway to West and East Asia during recent diplomatic talks.
- Conflict monitor ACLED reported that a column of approximately 700 soldiers has advanced into surrounding areas since July, raiding villages and killing civilians while overwhelming local resistance groups.
- Tanintharyi Region Chief Minister Zaw Naing Oo claimed cargo could move four to six days quicker than via the Strait of Malacca, while Russian officials seek greater Southeast Asian market access.
- This offensive reflects a broader military strategy to reclaim territory lost since the 2021 coup, a civil war that has killed 100,000 people and displaced over 3.5 million.
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While Putin is negotiating with the head of the Myanmar military junta on Russian investment, local military forces have begun to "clean" the territory for a future port, power station, and so forth.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed Dawei port project
Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country's south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters and a local activist with direct knowledge.
·Bangkok, Thailand
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The Myanmar military has deployed troops to clear and burn down villages in the southern part of the country in an attempt to force land clearing for the Russian-backed Dawei Special Economic Zone project.
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