Myanmar Military News Updates – May 09, 2025 Morning
๐ฉ๐ฉ 1. Sagaing Region PDF fighters joined the Arakan Front alongside the Arakan Army, NUG Ministry of Defense, in intense battles against the military junta
May 8
Radio NUG
Amidst fierce clashes and battles for city and command post takeovers against the terrorist military forces, resistance forces from the Sagaing Region People’s Defense Force (PDF), under the Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government (NUG), reportedly fought alongside the Arakan Army (AA) on the Arakan front, according to a May 8 announcement from the PDF Voice.
In honor of the Sagaing Region PDF fighters returning from the Arakan front, a formal welcoming ceremony was held on May 2, 2025. The event was attended by responsible officials from the Sagaing Region PDF, deputy commanders, officials from relevant districts and townships, as well as departmental officers.
During the operation on the Arakan front, 47 members of the PDF reportedly sustained injuries, and 14 were killed in action while fighting alongside the Arakan Army.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 2. Fighting breaks out in Naungcho despite ceasefire by Brotherhood Alliance, due to junta offensives
May 8
Radio NUG
Although the Three Brotherhood Alliance had unilaterally declared a ceasefire in order to facilitate humanitarian relief efforts in areas affected by the recent earthquake, clashes broke out due to a military offensive launched by the junta on Naungcho, according to a statement by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
On the morning of May 7 at approximately 8:55 a.m., junta troops launched an offensive near Taung Hla Village, where TNLA forces were stationed. Again, on May 8 around 12:30 p.m., they launched another assault near Yar Pyin Village, resulting in further clashes.
Additionally, on May 5 and 6, the junta also attacked the TNLA base in Tharyetcho Village, resulting in exchanges of fire between the two sides.
Similarly, on the evening of May 7, a gate near Phaw Taw Village in Thabeikkyin Township, Mandalay Region, was bombed. The junta’s base in the area was reportedly resupplied with 85 packages of weapons and ammunition via a Y-8 military aircraft.
The Brotherhood Alliance—comprising the TNLA, MNDAA (Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army), and AA (Arakan Army)—had initially announced a ceasefire throughout April to support victims of the earthquake and recently extended it through the end of May.
While the military council also announced an extension of its own ceasefire from May 6 to May 31, the TNLA reported that junta forces have continued their offensives, including ground assaults and aerial bombings, in clear violation of the declared ceasefire.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 3. ABSDF and BLDF hold first-ever online dialogue
May 8
Radio NUG
The Central Military Commission of the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) and the Central Committee of the Burma Liberation Democratic Front (BLDF) held their first formal online meeting on May 7.
The meeting was attended by a delegation led by Comrade Than Khae, Chairman of the ABSDF Central Military Commission, and representatives from the BLDF Central Committee.
During the discussion, the two parties engaged in open dialogue on the political and military situation in 2025, as well as on collaborative strategies for dismantling the military dictatorship.
Both sides agreed to cooperate on military and political fronts in the fight against dictatorship and in the establishment of a federal democratic union. They also committed to joint efforts in public mobilization and defense operations, exploring coordination mechanisms, and maintaining regular communication.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 4. Southern Eagle PDF Battalion Medic Revolutionary Comrade Lightning Killed in Action on the Bago–Yangon Road
May 8
Radio NUG
The Southern Eagle PDF Battalion has confirmed that its medic, Revolutionary Comrade Lightning, was killed in action on May 8, 2025, during a base seizure operation along the Bago–Yangon highway.
Comrade Lightning reportedly joined the armed resistance against the military dictatorship in April 2021, initially entering the jungle as a revolutionary fighter. He began by studying basic medical care to support the revolution’s needs and eventually served as a combat medic.
He had also actively encouraged Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) doctors to join the revolutionary forces.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 5. Pyu Saw Htee and Junta Troops Attacked Near Kantalu Village While Attempting to Collect “Transport Tax”
May 8
Radio NUG
According to a statement from Generation Z Power – GZP (Mandalay), allied resistance forces launched an attack on junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee militia who had come to collect so-called “transport tax” near Kantalu Village, Sagaing City, Sagaing Region.
The attack reportedly occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on May 5, when revolutionary forces opened fire on the military convoy. A firefight lasting approximately 20 minutes ensued.
Three junta personnel were confirmed killed and one injured. In addition, a military vehicle used by the junta forces was destroyed.
The operation was jointly conducted by Generation Z Power – GZP (Mandalay) Urban Guerrilla Defense Force, Taw Twin Tup Pee Local Defense Force (LDF), BRA LDF, and local units of the People’s Defense Force (Pa Ka Pha).
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 6. Woman Injured and House Destroyed by Junta Shelling in Hkleh Lwee Htoo District
May 8
Radio NUG
The Karen National Union (KNU) has reported that a woman was injured and a house destroyed due to junta artillery strikes in Hkleh Lwee Htoo District, an administrative territory under the control of KNU’s Kaw Thoo Lei government.
On May 5, two 120-mm heavy artillery shells fired by the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB-439) struck Phyar Laha Village in Mu Township, injuring 41-year-old Ma Moe Thida.
Similarly, on May 4, junta forces from LIB-60 based in Thanbo fired a total of four 120-mm shells: two toward Manikwin, one at Nghtwesote Village, and one from Natsankwin toward Yele Village.
Furthermore, on May 6, junta forces dropped a total of 24 bombs from aircraft onto villages including Ywagyain, Kyunkone, Myan Sein Lay, East Taung Su, West Taung Su, Tamakaw, and Yan Myo Aung.
Also on May 4, in Leh Taw Township, junta LIB-264 fired two 81-mm shells into Yaukthwarkone Village, and additional 81-mm shells into Chaung Wa Village from Natsankwin.
In Thawthi Township, on May 3, a Y-12 military aircraft from Taungoo Air Base dropped 33 bombs on Kwinship and Lay Lan Sone. On May 4, a 500-pound bomb was dropped near Thidaryay Village, while junta LIB-350 fired twenty 120-mm artillery shells at Shan Ywar Village.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 7. Man Loses Leg After Stepping on Landmine Near LIB-106 Base in Ye Township
May 8
Radio NUG
According to La Gun Eain News, a man in Mot Kanin Village, Ye Township, Mon State, lost a leg after stepping on a landmine near the base of junta Light Infantry Battalion (LIB-106).
The incident occurred at around 4:00 p.m. on May 7. The victim, a 42-year-old local man from the Mot Kanin village jetty area, stepped on the mine while returning from his farm.
According to a local source, the man had taken a shortcut that passed closely along the boundary fence of LIB-106’s base when he accidentally triggered the mine.
The explosion severely injured his right lower leg. As the shrapnel deeply tore through the area, doctors had to amputate the leg below the knee.
These military updates were compiled and reported by Radio NUG correspondents Min Sitt Thway and Khur Shel.
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