At 23:40 local time on February 18, the Maobi Air Base in the north of Yangon, Myanmar was attacked by a remote-controlled bomb. Two Russian-made Yak-130 fighter jets were damaged. The aircraft's radar system and attached fuel tanks were seriously damaged by bombs. destroy.
At about 18:20 on February 18, at least six rockets hit the Monywa Air Base in Sagaing Province, Myanmar. There is no detailed information on the damage inside the base.
After the attack, two civil armed organizations in Yangon and Sagaing, Myanmar successively issued statements claiming responsibility for the attack that night.
The Yak-130 fighter jet is a two-seat twin-engine trainer attack aircraft developed by the Russian Yak Folev Design Bureau. It is not only used for pilot flight training and combat simulation training, but also can perform combat missions such as ground attack.
(Headquarters reporter Wang Yuezhou)