Bago Region, Htantabin Township, Bonmatee Village, Thayettan Village, and Kywelan Village on May 2, around 6:00 p.m., were bombed by two K8-W fighter planes of the SAC, killing three people and injuring other three people, Htantabin Township People’s Defense Force reported.
“Before the fighters came, there were small encounters. We are not allowed to release the exact news of the battle,” Taung Ngoo District People’s Defense Force, Yawnathan Drone Unit Information Officer told MPA.
He said that during the air attack, the ground station of the SAC also opened fire with heavy weapons and attacked from both the ground and the air.
“They fired heavy weapons from Tha Pyay Nyunt camp. We were also bombarded with two fighter planes. We are afraid of both the ground and the air,” said a local.
As a result of the bombing by the SAC’s fighters, three people; Ko Ye Soe Aung who is 30 years old, Ma Su Hlaing Aye who is 22 years old, and Ma Lei Lei Khaing who is 30 years old, were killed and 55 years old U Nyunt Maung, 22 years old Maung Tun Win, and 12 years old Ma Poe Ei Theint from Thayettab village were injured.