One woman killed, three others injured by Myanmar junta airstrikes in Myingyan Township

Junta aerial assaults killed one woman and injured three others in resistance-held Myingyan Township, Mandalay Region, on Sunday, according to local sources.The airstrikes targeted Chay Sin, a village located less than seven miles southwest of the township’s junta-controlled administrative centre, the sources said. A 23-year-old woman was killed instantly, while three other women, including a pregnant woman, sustained serious leg injuries.“Two of the injured women are in critical condition. One has sought medical attention in Mandalay,” a local resident told Myanmar Now on Monday. The victims were working in a cowshed when the warplane dropped three bombs near the southern edge of the village. At least 30 cows were also killed in the strikes.The air raid was followed by gunfire from a Mi-35 attack helicopter, according to local sources. The casualties were all from the first of three airstrikes. After the initial strike, most residents fled the village. Anti-regime forces operating in the area claimed there were no clashes in Myingyan Township at the time of the attack. However, there were reports of fighting farther south, between the villages of Ngathayauk in Nyaung-U Township and Zagyan in Taungtha Township, where the Myingyan People Defence Force and local allied forces ambushed junta vehicles on Friday.There has been a surge of aerial assaults in resistance-held areas of Myingyan Township, as well as the neighbouring townships of Taungtha, Natogyi, and Ngazun, as junta ground troops have halted further advances in the region. Nevertheless, regime forces occasionally conduct raids on resistance bases following intelligence tips, local sources claimed. Residents of Myingyan emphasised the urgent need for medical assistance due to the escalating air raids. “We lack medical facilities capable of performing operations, and we also need supplies of medicine,” a local resident said. Earlier this month, the military regime conducted multiple airstrikes on several villages in neighbouring Natogyi Township, damaging houses, schools, and monasteries.

One woman killed, three others injured by Myanmar junta airstrikes in Myingyan Township

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