The image was shared in a Burmese-language Facebook post on January 8, 2022.
The post claims the photo shows the Myanmar military launching an air strike against anti-coup fighters in Loikaw, the capital of Kayah state that lies east of Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw.
It sarcastically tells readers to "skip the post" for those living outside Loikaw.
"This is Loikaw. Not your town. Just skip the post. #kayahstate," it reads.
Local media The Irrawaddy reported that clashes erupted between Myanmar's military and anti-coup fighters in the city on January 6, 2021 -- forcing thousands to flee their homes as the junta launched air strikes.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power in February 2021, ousting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and unleashing a deadly crackdown on dissent.
The photo circulated in similar Facebook posts here, here and here.
However, the photo predates the coup by almost five years.
Reverse image searches on Google found the photo published on August 30, 2016 in a report by Russian website Infpol.
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