Myanmar Military Jet Crashes, Anti-junta Group Claims Shot Down

A Myanmar navy jet has crashed within the east of the nation the place combating is ongoing, the junta stated on Sunday, with anti-coup fighters claiming that they had shot it down.

The nation has been riven by battle for the reason that 2021 navy coup, with a number of armed ethnic teams battling the junta on totally different fronts.

In the final two weeks combating has intensified in northern Shan state, close to the Chinese border, in what analysts say poses the most important navy problem to the generals since they seized energy.

The gentle fighter jet, carrying two pilots, got here down Saturday between the japanese Kayin and Kayah states.

Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun informed state information MRTV that the jet was on a coaching flight and got here down attributable to engine failure.

He stated each pilots had been in touch with the navy.

It comes as armed teams in Kayah state and the junta clashed over the weekend, Zaw Min Tun informed MRTV.

The Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) claimed to have shot down the aircraft, however didn’t element the way it had been introduced down.

“We are looking for remains, and the two pilots now,” KNDF chairman Khun Bedu informed AFP.

The KNDF is amongst dozens of teams battling to revive democracy after the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s authorities.

Almost 50,000 individuals have been displaced within the combating in Shan state, in accordance with the United Nations, after three anti-junta teams launched a mixed offensive.

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