MAGWAY DIVISION – Mr. Kyauk Tine, deputy in charge of Myaing Township People’s Defence Force (PDF) stated that they carried out attacks by dropping five grenades with drones onto two places where junta troops had been stationing including the junta’s immigration office and another building, located in Myaing downtown, Magway Division on Sunday (August 27) at around 11:30 a.m.
Myaing PDF declared that since the grenades landed on the junta stations, there might have been casualties on the junta side.
“There are not many civilians living downtown. Almost all had fled. Only junta troops, acquaintances with junta council and some civilians who don’t have any relatives to shelter have been living there,” Mr. Kyauk Tine said.
The junta troops in downtown were said to have fired heavy artillery recklessly on the same night (August 27) at around 9:00 p.m. after being attacked as stated.
The stated missions were carried out under the lead of Battalion 2 of Myaing PDF and in cooperation with Salingyi Special Task Force (SSTF), Shar Htoo Waw Technological Team 4, Shar Htoo Waw Technological Team 3 and PDAF.