BANGKOK, Nov 12: Myanmar says it has commissioned Russian helicopters and Chinese aeroplanes into its air force as the two nations continue to supply the military-run government with equipment despite international pressure to end its bloody civil war.

The United States, the European Union and others have imposed sanctions on Myanmar that include the prohibition of arms sales, but Russia and China have been steadily supplying the military, known as the Tatmadaw, with hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment, according to the UN.

Photos provided by the military indicate it received three Russian Mi-38T helicopters and two Chinese Y-8 aircraft, which experts said will likely be used for operations to bring troops to fight in mountainous areas.

The transport aircraft will add “extra ef

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