Myanmar’s Military on the Back Foot Over Fuel Shortages

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Myanmar's military junta is struggling with acute fuel shortages that are undermining its operational capacity, while simultaneously establishing a new propaganda unit to project a more positive image. The fuel crisis reflects broader logistical and economic pressures on the military amid an ongoing civil conflict. The propaganda push indicates the junta's awareness of its waning public legitimacy.

But the junta is setting up a new propaganda unit in order to send more positive messages.