Military News Updates – March 04, 2025 Morning
๐ฉ๐ฉ 1. Pyu Leader Thida Yu Mon's Column Ambushed in Myingyan
March 3, Radio NUG
On March 1, at around 8:30 AM, a military column led by Pyu Saw Htee leader Thida Yu Mon, advancing north from Let Htit Village in Myingyan Township, Mandalay Region, was ambushed by Naga Ni Guerrilla Force and allied resistance forces in Myingyan. The attack reportedly resulted in significant casualties, according to a statement released by the Naga Ni Guerrilla Force.
Initially, the resistance forces targeted foot soldiers from the junta's military and Pyu Saw Htee, before engaging two reinforcement armored vehicles arriving from Myingyan town, leading to another clash.
Subsequently, the junta’s air force provided support, conducting indiscriminate aerial bombardments along the battlefield, the report stated.
On March 2, resistance forces also attempted to raid the Pyu Saw Htee base in Let Htit Village, but were forced to engage three suddenly arriving junta military trucks instead. The resistance forces ambushed these vehicles, reportedly killing many soldiers in the front truck and wounding many others, forcing troops from the remaining vehicles to flee on foot.
Later, as a large junta reinforcement column advanced from Myingyan town on foot, the allied resistance forces strategically withdrew. Shortly after, the junta deployed jet fighters to bomb the battlefield area, the report added.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 2. Landmine Severely Injures 12-Year-Old Picking Peanuts for Parents in Yedashe; Three-Year-Old Refugee Beaten and Burned to Death in Laiza Camp
March 3, Radio NUG
On March 2, around 3:00 PM, 12-year-old student Maung Kyel Sin Hein from Kyun Taw Kone Village, Yedashe Township was severely injured by a landmine explosion near a peanut farm close to a pond, losing both legs, according to local sources.
Maung Kyel Sin Hein, a third-grade student, helped support his parents by picking peanuts after school. The incident occurred while he was fetching drinking water from the pond near the farm when a hidden landmine detonated, sources reported.
In another horrific incident on March 1, a mentally unstable man brutally beat, stabbed, and burned alive a three-year-old refugee child, Maung Dan Kaung Tu, at the Laiza refugee camp in Wai Kyain Ward 2, Laiza Township.
Local sources stated that the perpetrator burned the child's hair, slashed him with a knife, and beat him severely, causing a skull fracture and a broken leg. The child had been missing since 8:00 AM and was only found around 3:00 PM. Although he was still alive when discovered, he succumbed to his injuries shortly after being taken to a hospital due to the severity of his wounds.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 3. SAC Drops 500-Pound Bombs on Nyaung Pin Gyi Village, Khinu Township, Injuring Two Civilians
March 3, Radio NUG
On March 2, at around 12:30 AM, the State Administration Council (SAC) carried out an unprovoked airstrike on Nyaung Pin Gyi Village, a community of over 300 households in southwestern Khinu Township, dropping two 500-pound bombs from a jet fighter, according to Khinu Township’s official information department.
The bombing injured a 70-year-old elderly couple, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries from shrapnel near the blast site, sources confirmed.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 4. Junta’s Violent Attacks in Hpa-Pun District Kill One Civilian, Injure Two Others
March 3, Radio NUG
The Karen National Union (KNU) reported that junta forces launched indiscriminate artillery and airstrikes in Hpa-Pun District, targeting civilian areas in Ledo and Mu Townships, resulting in one civilian death and two others wounded.
On March 1, at around 6:00 PM, jets from the junta’s Taungoo Air Base bombed Horkho Gaw (Nget Htoe Sote) Village in Mu Township, killing Na Pyi Taw Wah, a displaced villager from The Gale Village, and injuring another civilian, Saw Than Lwin Tun.
Similarly, on February 28, at around 4:00 PM, Light Infantry Battalion 264 of the junta fired four 81mm artillery shells from Paine Zalote Tarsoon into Ralei Kyun Village and the banks of Ai Doe Stream in Ledo Township, causing explosions.
As a result of the artillery shelling, a civilian named U Khin Maung Ree from Ralei Kyun Village sustained injuries, while several civilian homes were damaged, the report stated.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 5. Soldier from Battalion 151 (Electrical) in Hpa-An defects to the people’s side after being accused of PDF involvement and forcibly conscripted
March 3
Radio NUG
A soldier from Battalion 151 (Electrical) in Hpa-An, Hein Htet Aung, defected to the people’s side on January 6 after reaching out to the Southern Military Region of the People’s Defense Force (PDF), according to reports.
Hein Htet Aung was originally transferred from Mandalay to Yangon for work but was arrested and interrogated by the military council. He was accused of being affiliated with the PDF because his national registration card bore an identification number beginning with "8/". The military then gave him an ultimatum—either enlist in the army or work as a fisherman at sea. Fearing that working at sea would leave him with no escape route, he chose to join the military.
During his military training, he endured severe beatings and mistreatment. He was physically assaulted whenever he failed to obey commands, and when accused of using too much water, he was struck near his ear, causing internal bleeding that resulted in complete hearing loss in one ear.
He completed military training on April 26, 2024, and was assigned to Battalion 151 (Electrical) in Hpa-An on May 5, 2024. Afterward, he made multiple attempts to escape from military control.
Now, as a member of the People's Defense Forces, Hein Htet Aung has pledged to fight back against the military council, which oppresses and brutalizes civilians.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 6. Three junta soldiers defect with their weapons in Pakokku and Tedim Townships
March 3
Radio NUG
Three junta soldiers have defected with their weapons—one from Pakokku Township in Magway Region and another from Tedim Township in Chin State—according to reports.
On February 28, two junta soldiers from Infantry Battalion 101 in Pakokku, who had been forcibly conscripted, contacted resistance forces and defected. The Burma Revolution Rangers announced this in a statement.
The defectors, identified as 27-year-old Paing Thu Htun and 25-year-old Bo Yae, seized the opportunity to escape while accompanying a junior officer to a KTV establishment. The officer, who was intoxicated at the time, lost control of the situation, allowing them to flee with 100 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, two hand grenades, three magazines for an MA rifle, and a small landmine.
The resistance forces, upon receiving a request from allied groups, assisted in extracting the two defectors and securing their safety, according to reports.
Similarly, on February 25, a soldier from Infantry Battalion 269 of the junta's Tedim-based forces defected with his weapons and ammunition. This was announced by PDF Zoland on March 3.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 7. TNLA releases 71 drug users in Mogok after rehabilitation
March 3
Radio NUG
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), under the PSLF/TNLA administration, has released 71 individuals who were previously detained for drug use in Mogok Township, Mandalay Region. The announcement stated that they had undergone rehabilitation before being released.
These individuals were initially arrested as part of TNLA’s anti-drug operations. In some cases, parents and guardians voluntarily handed over their children to TNLA authorities for rehabilitation, seeking to help them overcome drug addiction.
The released individuals had undergone a six-month rehabilitation program at a dedicated center. On February 25, they were officially handed over to their families and local authorities.
Similarly, on January 7, TNLA had also released 131 rehabilitated drug users in Kyaukme Township after completing their treatment.
These military reports were compiled and sent by Min Sitt Thway and Khur Shel, correspondents for Radio NUG.
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