Regime forces killed two civilians and injured at least five others in the eastern part of Sagaing Region’s Shwebo Township on Tuesday, according to local sources.
The victims were residents of two villages, Ohn Pauk and Mauk Tet, located between Shwebo and the town of Kyauk Myaung, on the western bank of the Ayeyarwady River.
Early Tuesday morning, two junta columns—one stationed at Shwebo University and the other based in Kyauk Myaung—converged on Ohn Pauk, where they shot and killed a 39-year-old man with mental health issues, locals told Myanmar Now.
At the same time, the regime forces fired heavy artillery into neighbouring villages as they engaged in clashes with resistance forces based in the area, the sources added.
“A shell landed between two small shops in Mauk Tet, killing an elderly woman,” said a humanitarian officer for the National Unity Government-led administration in. . .
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