Myanmar military imports $1 billion in weapons post-coup: UN expert.

Myanmar's military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China, and other countries since its February 2021 coup, some of which it has used to carry out atrocities against civilians, according to a U.N. report. The report documents over 12,500 purchases that were shipped directly to the Myanmar military or known Myanmar arms dealers working for the military from Feb. 1, 2021, until December 2022. The report identifies $406 million in weapons and material that went to the Myanmar military from Russia, $267 million from China, $254 million from Singapore, $51 million from India, and $28 million from Thailand.