Nyein Yeik | October 21, 2026
Two civilians were killed and two others injured when Myanmar’s military junta carried out an airstrike on Pyat Thu Kywel village in Pauk Taw Township, Arakkha State, on the night of October 20, according to local sources.
The attack reportedly occurred at around 9:30 p.m., when a Y-12 aircraft dropped two bombs that exploded in the central part of the village, according to information gathered on the ground.
“Around 9 p.m., when people were getting ready to sleep, a Y-12 aircraft came and dropped bombs. One woman and one man were killed. Another woman and another man were injured. The woman’s injuries are quite serious,” a female resident of Pyat Thu Kywel village told Laywaddy FM.
The victims who died were identified as U Ne Win, 41, and Daw Khin Oo, 36, both residents of Pyat Thu Kywel village. The injured were identified as U Maung San Yu, 40, and Daw Khin Yaing Nu, 34, according to local information.
On the morning of October 21, villagers gathered to bury the victims. A Laywaddy FM reporter visited the village and documented the funeral scenes.
Local sources said airstrikes had continued in Pauk Taw Township throughout October.
On October 11, a Y-12 aircraft reportedly dropped two bombs on Pauk Taw town. The bombs exploded in Ward No. 3, injuring three civilians, according to local information.
Earlier, on October 10, an airstrike hit Sin Ain village in Pauk Taw Township, killing nine civilians, including Muslim residents, women and children, and injuring more than 20 others, according to local sources.
