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SAGAING DIVISION – The National Unity Government (NUG) issued a statement on December 25 that 18 junta council’s soldiers were killed and the others have fled in the attack towards Nyaunggyiaing police station.
The statement mentioned that, starting from last November 2, the revolutionary forces surrounded, blocked and attacked day and night to the Nyaunggyiaing police station, which was stationed by about 32 junta troops including police and soldiers and civilians have evacuated to a safe place.
According to the statement, about 18 police and military council soldiers were killed as a result of the revolutionary forces’ attack in encircle, and they fled the police station on December 23 due to military pressure.
The attack was carried out together by officials and comrades of Ayadaw Township People’s Defence Organization (PDO) in District 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, People’s Defence Forces (PDF), Monywa District Battalion 6, 18, 19, 24, and 26.
The atrocious junta army was reportedly stationing at Ayadaw Nyaunggyiaing police station after the military coup d’état, from the second week of September 2021, and were torching villages, abducting, killing civilians and extorting and stealing the valuables of the people.