explosion and gunfire. across myanmar, the military is carrying out air strikes. on the ground, they are struggling to crush the resistance, so they've taken this fight against their own people to the air.

the military is increasingly isolated by western sanctions, but it's russia that's providing them with deadly air power. explosion and gunfire air strikes are now a daily occurrence for the people of myanmar. more than 200 attacks have been reported since january. monasteries, hospitals, churches and schools have been hit. seven of his friends were killed. soldiers took their bodies away and burned them.

the deadliest attack in april killed more than 170 people. captain zay thu aung was a pilot in the myanmar air force for 18 years. everything changed for him when general min aung hlaing seized power in february 2021, ousting the elected government.

it sparked a mass uprising, demanding democracy be restored. the military responded with a violent crackdown.

captain aung knew he couldn't stay and started planning to defect. do you feel ashamed that you were once one of them? thit naong naong took part in the protests. his tattoo of the face of elected leader aung san suu kyi became one of the lasting

images of the uprising. before the coup, he was a gym instructor. now he's a resistance fighter. his unit is part of a civilian militia network called

the people's defence forces. gunfire they're being backed by ethnic armed groups, who have trained the young protesters, and they're proving to be a stronger force than many expected. in october, thit noang noang's group seized a military base, capturing three soldiers. shouting and scenes like this have been

repeated across myanmar. these unexpected gains have pushed the military into the air. what would the myanmar military�*s strength be like, without the air force? the myanmar military is increasingly relying on its air power, because the resistance forces on the ground have been effective in pushing them out of this territory, and on their ends, the myanmar military has been unable to control territory in a consistent manner.

myanmar witness is tracking the aircrafts the military are using. the russian presence has become more important. the military�*s actions have been condemned by most nations, but russia — who has long had ties with the military — has stepped up to become their strongest foreign backer. russian representatives have made very clear that, despite the war of 2021, they will continue to provide the myanmar military with air force assets. with russia's help, the military is upgrading its air force, with these fighter jets. the sukhoi 30 is an advanced fighterjet that has both air to air and air to ground capabilities in the version exported to myanmar. it has an even greater capacity to carry weapons,

up to 8,000kg, and, as of this moment, represents the most advanced aircraft in the arsenal of the myanmar military. captain aung knows these jets well. before defecting, he helped prepare for their arrival. so far, two have been delivered.

he shares his vital intelligence about the aircraft with groups trying to bring them down. are you ever troubled by the fact that you're giving information to groups that are fighting against your former colleagues, yourformerfriends?

but information that you are giving may lead to the killing of your former colleagues. in the air, this is how the resistance is fighting back. 25—year—old khin sein leads a group of female drone bombers. they adapt civilian drones to carry home—made bombs.

the resistance relies on public donations. she was a university student when the coup happened. chanting the military crackdown pushed her to take up arms, and it's scenes like this that keep her in the fight. this village near their camp was destroyed by soldiers.

she heads off with her unit to carry out another attack. things didn't go to plan. the bomb exploded in their hands. thit naong nao�*s group is gaining ground. he frequently comes in contact with the military.

but his guns are no match for the junta's airpower. gunfire.

across the border in thailand, the impact of the air strikes on the rebel soldiers is clear. these injured fighters are here illegally, so we are not showing their faces. this 22—year—old is now paralysed from the waist down.

what kind of planes were they, could you see them clearly? his mum crossed the border to look after him. and how did your mum react when you said you were injured? and will you keep fighting? this history student lost an eye. he plans to go back to fight with drones.

that night, we head to a safe house, a place the resistance is sheltering their former enemy, newly defected soldiers from the myanmar military, who refused to fight their own people. the youngest amongst them joined the military when he was just 15.

did you hear how people hated you, hated the military? did you hear what they were calling soldiers? but, right now, soldiers, young men like you, are raping women, burning villages, killing civilians.

it took captain aung a year to defect and flee across the border to thailand.

his life now is a world away from his career in the airforce. he can't formally work or send his son to school here in thailand, but counts himself lucky to be out. despite her injury, she is fighting on.

she hasn't seen herfamily in over two years. singing.

hello again. one of the features of this year's summer season was the highest temperature recorded, and it wasn't actually that high. 32 celsius, more often than not we see temperatures reach the mid 30s. the weather in the week is going to get a lot warmer, probably not quite reaching 32, 20 9-32 will probably not quite reaching 32, 20 9—32 will be some of the warmest weather that we have seen during the year. now come

on saturday we had lots of sunshine, quick bay in devon, and after the early morning cloud melted away, most of the uk did see the sunshine come out during the afternoon. —— croyde bay. the exception was not of scotland, where through the night we had a thicker rain and heavy rain on the way. a mild starts the day on sunday, which is around 12— 15 celsius. 0ver which is around 12— 15 celsius. over the next few days, an area of high pressure is going to build over and close to the uk, and it is this that is going to bring essentially a lot of dry, warm and sunny weather, and drapes just around the periphery. 0n drapes just around the periphery. on sunday, 80 mist and fog patches first thing in the morning, otherwise lots of sunshine around. for easier weatherfor sunshine around. for easier weather for the sunshine around. for easier weatherfor the far north sunshine around. for easier weather for the far north of scotland, where that weak weather front will continue to bring the threat of a few patches of rain, mostly to the hebrides, the north of highlands, 0rkney and shetland. for these areas, temperatures a little below par. 0therwise most of scotland and northern ireland, around 20—23, england and wales, 23—25, and it will

feel warm and that september sun. more about sunshine to come on monday as well, and one or two early morning mist and fog patches clearing, then sunny skies across the board with the exception again across northern scotland, where weather fronts continue to pester. however, it will continue to get a bit warm across the north, 26 in aberdeen, some 26 and 27s across northern wales. this fine spell of weather is down to the position and shape of the jet stream. we've got a big ridge across the uk, and actually, this is part of the broader 0mega block pattern. these block buttons don't tend to move very far or very fast, and that is why the weather for the most of the uk is going to stay settled and sunny for the most part. there will be just a few exceptions here and there. we could see an odd shower p°ppin9 we could see an odd shower popping into the extreme southwest of england. but when the front across the north of scotland probably getting squished. it should be a brighter day here on tuesday, and those temperatures continue to climb. 25 in glasgow, some 26s across england and wales, but even warmer than that as we

head into the middle part of the week. more intimate settled and sunny weather to come. maybe some fair weather cloud building across northern ireland and western scotland, not really spoiling the sunshine. those temperatures, we are looking at highs of 25 in glasgow, 29 around the london area, 26 in cardiff. it will feel warm enough sunshine, wherever you are. now, the end of the week looks fine as well, heading into next weekend, the blocksjet heading into next weekend, the blocks jet stream pattern starts to break down and move east, and that means we will start to get this trough moving into the west of the uk, and these trough patterns are responsible for these patterns, a cooler air flow coming responsible for these patterns, a cooler airflow coming back in off the atlantic. changes in the weather pattern, but essentially, friday staying dry, sunny and pretty hot, through the weekend we have got a greater chance of seeing cloudier weather, lower temperatures and the threat of the rain, although these transitions often come through a day or so later, so you might

see the timing of the transition drift a little bit over the next few days. that's your weather. goodbye for now.

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hello, i'm carl nasman. us presidentjoe biden is now spending a long bank holiday weekend in the us at his delaware beach home after traveling to florida as it recovers from hurricane idalia. mr biden surveyed the damage and met with floridians impacted by the storm in the gulf coast part of the state. the president and first lady also took part in a briefing on recovery efforts, met with federal and local officials and first responders, and took an aerial tour of storm—affected areas. well, search—and—rescue teams helped people whose homes were surrounded by water. and now the storm has passed, and you're dealing with what's left in its wake. and we're not going anywhere, the federal government. we're here to help the state as long it takes. fema and the small business administration are here to help residents whose homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged.