Junta Launches Airstrike on Winkaphaw Village in Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District

May 20, 2025

HURFOM: On the afternoon of May 19, the military junta carried out an airstrike on Winkaphaw Village, located in the Taung Pyauk area of Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District, according to local sources.

Residents reported that the junta’s K8W fighter jet dropped four bombs on the area at around 12:30 PM, even though there was no active fighting taking place at the time.

“We heard that four bombs were dropped by the junta’s aircraft. As far as we know, there were no civilian casualties, but several trees inside private compounds were damaged,” said a local man from the village.

The airstrike occurred in two rounds: the first involved two bombs, followed by a second attack five minutes later with two more bombs dropped. Fortunately, no one was injured during the attacks, he added.

A person close to local resistance groups stated that the junta has intensified airstrikes in Dawei District as armed resistance and anti-junta offensives have increased throughout the region.

Although no fighting was happening at the time of the incident, residents said the airstrike caused widespread fear and prompted many villagers to flee their homes in panic, fearing more aerial attacks.

On April 25, at around 10:30 AM, a similar incident occurred near the Winwa police station in Thayet Chaung Township, where a junta K8W fighter jet dropped three bombs and sprayed the area with machine-gun fire, despite the absence of any clashes.

Photo (archive): Winkaphaw Village previously bombed by junta aircraft.

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