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Russian operators piloting drones for junta on Myanmar front lines

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Burmese farmers have been targeted by drone attacks carried out by the Burmese military, some of which have been deadly.
Burmese farmers have been targeted by drone attacks carried out by the Burmese military, some of which have been deadly. © imageBroker/Urs Flueeler/Newscom/MaxPPP
Burmese farmers have been targeted by drone attacks carried out by the Burmese military, some of which have been deadly.
Burmese farmers have been targeted by drone attacks carried out by the Burmese military, some of which have been deadly. © imageBroker/Urs Flueeler/Newscom/MaxPPP

Moscow's support for Naypyidaw in the drone war is escalating. In Shan State and the Bago Region, Russians are on the front lines, conducting training missions and occasionally providing operational support. The Myanmar military has adopted low-cost suicide drones similar to those Russia has tested in Ukraine.

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