The military council conducted an aerial bombing using 500-pound bombs near Kwin Gyi village in Htee Chaing Township, Sagaing Region, resulting in the death of three buffaloes and the destruction of a fuel shop, according to local residents. The airstrike occurred around 5 PM on March 8, with bombs falling outside Kwin Gyi village, resulting in no civilian casualties. The bombing created large craters in the impact areas, with one buffalo being thrown and found dead hanging in a tree due to the blast impact.
One bomb fell near a road junction by a Kokko tree at the entrance of Kwin Gyi village, causing a fuel shop to catch fire and killing three buffaloes. Another bomb landed in a paddy field near an agricultural center between Kwin Gyi village and Pauk Kone village, according to local residents. The military council conducted these airstrikes despite there being no active fighting in the area, deliberately targeting civilian areas and causing destruction to local people’s lives and property.
Kwin Gyi village, home to approximately 200 households, has seen most of its residents forced to flee due to the military council’s airstrikes. The military council continues to deliberately target civilian areas without any military engagement, resulting in the destruction of civilian lives and property. Local residents live in constant fear due to these airstrikes and are forced to flee to safer locations on a daily basis, according to local sources. The situation has created a humanitarian crisis as villagers are repeatedly displaced from their homes, seeking shelter in safer areas away from the military council’s indiscriminate attacks.
