Young Man Killed by Junta Artillery in Kyaik Hto Township

July 28, 2025

HURFOM: A 15-year-old boy was tragically killed when an artillery shell fired by junta forces struck Thone Khwa village, part of the Kha Ywal village tract in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State. The shelling was confirmed by the Karen National Union (KNU) in Thaton District.

On the evening of July 17, at around 5:30 p.m., the junta’s Artillery Battalion 310 fired two 120-mm shells into the Kha Ywal area. One of the shells landed in Thone Khwa village, fatally injuring Saw Arkar, the son of Saw Thein Htoo, who died on the spot after shrapnel struck his shoulder and body.

“This has become our daily reality. The junta fires into our villages almost every day—sometimes with aircraft too. They are destroying innocent lives, but we believe they will be held accountable one day,” said Padoh Saw Aye Naing, General Secretary of the KNU in Thaton District.

Thone Khwa village is located in a territory controlled by the KNU’s Brigade 1 in Thaton District. Since the military coup, the village has faced repeated ground and air assaults, causing civilian casualties and displacement.

Just a few days later, on July 21, the junta’s air force dropped bombs on a water purification plant in Saung Nying Gyi old village, part of Win Kalaw village tract in Kyaik Hto. That attack also damaged two homes, according to reports from KNU Thaton District.

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