Press Release
No. 4/2026
September 8, 2026
End International Complicity in the Arms, Aviation Fuel, and Financial Supply Chains Enabling the Myanmar Junta’s Airstrikes!
Cease the Flow!
It is no secret that the Myanmar military junta is able to continue committing brutal war crimes. This is made possible by aviation fuel flowing through supply chains involving maritime insurance coverage, import, sale, transport, storage, and distribution activities provided by international companies and certain governments, including Russia, China, India, ASEAN members, the European Union, and Western countries, as well as Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United Kingdom. Every gallon of aviation fuel is a lifeline that keeps the Myanmar military’s killing machine running. Myanmar is the only country in Southeast Asia currently experiencing aerial bombardment.
The Myanmar military junta, led by Min Aung Hlaing, who has self-declared himself president, continues to carry out daily aerial bombings targeting civilians. According to data from the Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica, from the February 2021 coup attempt through July 2026, the Myanmar junta carried out at least 7,658 airstrikes incidents, resulting in the deaths of at least 4,678 innocent civilians, including newborns, pregnant mothers, and the elderly.
The Blood Money Campaign’s research-based policy report titled “Devil Airbases & Bloody Fuel,” documents the Myanmar military junta’s aviation fuel usage patterns and identifies the air force base headquarters, civilian airfields (airports), regional military commands, battalions and divisions, and defense and weaponry factories involved in the chain of killings carried out through air strikes and terror operations, as well as the types of military aircraft used.
The Myanmar military junta systematically uses 9 types of Fighter Jets (SU-30SME, MiG-29B, Yak-130, JF-17, K-8, FTC-2000G, F-7M, A-5, G-4), 8 types of Chopper/ Helicopters (Mi-35, Mi-17, Mi-2, Mi-38, Eurocopter H-125, Eurocopter AS-365, EC-120 Colibri, Ka-28), and 9 types of Transport Aircraft (Y-8, Y-12, Fokker-70, ATR-42, ATR-72, Beechcraft-1900D, ATR-42 (MPA), Grob G 120TP, Let L-410 Turbolet) across every operational stage, ranging from pre-attack preparations and the transport of weapons, ammunition, and essential parts to patrolling, training exercises, and ultimately the actual airstrikes.
Between 16 June and 16 September 2025, seven civilian airfields (airports) were used for military transportation operations. Among them, Mawlamyine Airport was also found to have been used for aerial attack operations. In addition to air force bases and civilian airfields, the Myanmar military has also used children’s educational facilities as bases for military activities. A Mi-17 helicopter operated take-offs and landings at Ye-U No. (1) Basic Education High School. Using schools such as Ye-U No. (1) Basic Education High School for military purposes or as military bases constitutes a blatant violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
The air force base most heavily relied upon by the Myanmar military for aerial attacks against civilians, pilot training and exercises, transportation of weapons and ammunition, and military reinforcement operations is Tada-U Air Force Base. The aircraft most frequently departing from Tada-U Air Force Base have been found to be used in aerial attack operations. Magway Air Force Base Headquarters and Pathein Air Force Base Headquarters have also been heavily used for training activities and aerial bombing operations.
Findings indicate that over a three-month period, the military junta carried out a total of 7,371 sorties (takeoffs and landings) in support of airstrike preparations, aerial operations, and logistical transport. During this timeframe, total flight time amounted to 8,871 hours and 45 minutes (nearly 8,872 hours), consuming over 3.9 million imperial gallons of aviation fuel at an estimated cost of USD 10 million.
Aviation fuel continues to enter Myanmar through international trade networks, enabling the military junta to persist in conducting airstrikes against civilians. All aircraft primarily use Jet A-1 aviation fuel. Despite international sanctions targeting domestic aviation-fuel companies, effective oversight, monitoring, and enforcement against international suppliers, intermediaries, shipping entities, storage facilities, and other supply-chain actors remain weak.
The Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) receives at least USD 1 billion annually. Thai company PTT, Gulf Petroleum Myanmar (GPM), and South Korean company POSCO make monthly payments worth millions of dollars and baht in gas revenues to the Myanmar military junta. Research and international reports indicate that these revenues enable the military to purchase arms, aviation fuel, aircraft, and other military equipment through international and intermediary banks and financial transfer networks.
Spring Lily, spokesperson for the Blood Money Campaign, says:
“International governments and companies are implicated across the entire supply chain, providing funding, military aircraft, and aviation fuel used in the airstrikes and war crimes occurring in Myanmar. If relevant governments fail to take effective action against the entire international aviation fuel supply chain, these airstrikes will not stop.
We must look at the total financial flow to understand how the millions of dollars in monthly revenue generated by the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) fund the military junta’s arms, aircraft, aviation fuel, and overall war machine used to commit war crimes and human rights violations.
There is an urgent need for the US government to fully sanction MOGE and for the Canadian government to impose sanctions as well. The EU and the UK must impose sanctions on the Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB), which the junta uses to purchase arms, military aircraft, and aviation fuel internationally.
Because the junta imports aviation fuel by sea, the UK government must urgently implement a maritime insurance ban.
All international governments must impose coordinated sanctions on the Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise (MPE), which is directly involved in the import and distribution chain of aviation fuel inside the country.”
The “Devil Airbases & Bloody Fuel” research-based policy report is available at this link.
For more information:
Blood Money Campaign: bloodmoneycampaign21@protonmail.com
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