Junta’s artillery attack kills one villager and injures three in Kyike Hto
January 23, 2025
HURFOM: At about 6 pm on January 21st, 2025, an artillery explosion in Hnat Pyaw Taw village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State killed one villager and injured three residents.
The 602nd artillery regiment launched a 120-mm artillery attack with one shell exploding on the house of U Tin Nile Oo, and Daw Aye Cho.
54-year-old Daw Aye Cho died on the spot. Her 15-year-old daughter Ma Yoon Nade Oo, Ma Lel Lel Kine and 60-year-old Daw Khin Nyunt both sustained injuries.
The injured victims were sent to the Kyike Hto Township General Hospital.
“Her daughter Ma Yoon Nade Oo sustained severe injuries to her body and limbs. Lel Lel Kine sustained injuries to her hands. Daw Khin Nyunt had a minor injury to her right hand. All were sent to the Kyike Hto Hospital,” said a Kyike Hto resident.
Artillery attacks by the Kyike Hto based 2nd Light Infantry Battalion and the 602nd artillery regiment have killed nearly 20 villagers and injured 30 residents.
“They launched artillery attacks even though there was no armed clash. They target residential villages and towns. We’re afraid when artillery shells drop and explode on our roof,” said a local villager.
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