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KACHIN STATE – A KIA military source said that there was a battle between the terrorist army and KIA forces near Saengtaung village, Hpakan township and one person from the junta army was killed.
The junta council troops who came in a column to the Saengtaung Bridge met with the KIA and the KPDF who took security there and the two sides exchanged fire with small arms and heavy weapons on June 25, at 3:00 a.m. in Kachin State, Hpakan township, Saengtaung Village. During the battle, 1 member of the Junta Council was killed.
Similarly, at about 11:00 a.m. on June 25th, the junta council troops of more than 100 soldiers which came from Hpakan towards Saengtaung village in a column on foot were attacked with mines by KIA and KPDF troops near Saeng Aung Ward. It is learned that the Junta Council troops fired more than 10 rounds of heavy weapons.
It was said that at around 4:00 p.m., the junta council column re-entered Mawshan Hnee Pagoda new ward through Saeng Aung Ward. Therefore, the PDF forces forced the people of the Mawshan Hnee Pagoda new ward to evacuate quickly within half an hour. Starting at 7:30 p.m., it is known that they are firing each other with small and heavy weapons.
Due to the current tense military situation, the shops in Saengtaung village are closed. The people are worried that the fighting will intensify. At around 6:00 p.m. on June 25, a heavy weapon shell fired by the Lonkhin Myaukkone military council camp fell on a house in the Lonkhin gem market, and 1 house caught fire.