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Myanmar's military boosts air power as it recaptures a key town

The military commissioned four new jets, including Russian Su-30 fighters, to strengthen air power amid ongoing offensives causing civilian casualties, state media and opposition said.

  • Myanmar's military has commissioned new combat aircraft, including Russian-made Su-30 jets, to strengthen its air power amid ongoing civil conflict.
  • The military recently recaptured the ancient town of Tagaung in northern Mandalay after a prolonged offensive against opposition forces.
  • Opposition groups report that military airstrikes in Bago and Rakhine regions caused dozens of deaths between March 5 and 7, though these claims lack independent confirmation.
  • Nay Phone Latt of the National Unity Government stated that the military targets civilians with airstrikes, urging the international community not to ignore these actions.
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Myanmar's military boosts air power as it recaptures a key town

Myanmar’s military has commissioned new combat aircraft, state media reports. The military is stepping up efforts to regain territory from resistance forces in the country's civil war.

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Yangon, March 13 The terrorist army yesterday inducted four fighter jets to be used in bombing and killing civilians across the country. Yesterday, the army inducted two SU-30 fighter jets, aircraft number 1901 and aircraft number 1902, and two K-8 fighter jets, aircraft number 3939 and aircraft number 3940, totaling four fighter jets, at the Meiktila Air Force Base. An air force source told the Yangon Times that the ceremony was held with the a…

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yktnews.com broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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