Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 27, 2025 Morning
๐ฉ๐ฉ 1. Weapons and Combat Supplies Provided to Royal Thunder Column Troops Through Public Campaigns and Projects
June 26
Radio NUG
The National Unity Government (NUG)’s Naypyitaw Military Region, Battalion 808, known as the Royal Thunder Column, has announced that it successfully procured weapons, ammunition, and military supplies using public donations raised through its prior campaigns and projects.
These included:
- "Territory Seizure – One Brick Each" Campaign
- "Swap the Land, Swap the Gun" Project
- "Shields For Three" Campaign
The funds collected through these efforts were used to fulfill the battalion’s operational needs in a timely manner. The weapons and supplies have been distributed to frontline fighters actively engaged in combat.
The battalion expressed gratitude to all domestic donors as well as international fundraisers (FRs) who contributed to the campaigns. It also urged continued support for upcoming projects and challenges, emphasizing that many operational needs still remain unmet.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 2. Seven Junta Soldiers Killed, 22 Captured in Battle Along the Sittaung River
June 26
Radio NUG
In a joint operation led by PDF and KNLA under the command of Southern Military Region Division-2 JOC, junta forces in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region, were attacked on June 26 during the Sittaung River Offensive, resulting in the death of at least 7 junta soldiers.
The joint forces reported that the military column retreated in disarray after suffering heavy casualties.
Additionally, 22 junta soldiers were captured alive and designated as prisoners of war. The resistance forces also seized 22 weapons, ammunition, and a large cache of military equipment.
It was stated that the prisoners are being detained in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
This military operation was a coordinated effort by:
- People’s Defense Forces (PDF)
- Southern Military Region Division-2
- Bago Regional Command
- Strategy-25
- Battalion 3702
- Special Commando Battalion
- Spring Warrior Column
- Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Battalions 8 and 9
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 3. Nine Civilians Tortured and Beheaded by Junta Forces in Kanbalu
June 26
Radio NUG
According to the Kyunhla-Kanbalu Activist Group, junta troops launched a military operation into villages within Zee Kone Subtownship, Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, where they captured, tortured, and beheaded nine civilians.
On June 23 at around 8:30 a.m., approximately 100 combined forces of junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee militia entered Seikphyu and Kyaung Kone villages via Wakto (South) Village, firing both heavy and light artillery. They proceeded to capture, torture, and kill unarmed civilians.
The victims have been identified as:
- U Hlaing Zaza (50)
- U Aung Naing (45)
- U Ta Yote Gyi (45)
- Ko Myo Htet (34) – all from Seikphyu Village
- U Win (53) and U Chit Win (60) – from Folkone
- Ko Thein Toe (37), U Myint Maung (45), and U Myo San (45) – from Kyaung Kone Village
Most were reportedly tortured and beheaded after being bound, and one victim was burned to death.
The military column also burned down civilian homes and looted valuable property over a span of three consecutive days, up to June 25.
On June 26, the column withdrew from Seikphyu and Kyaung Kone villages, entered the Zee Kone Sugar Mill compound, and by around 12:00 p.m., advanced into Gway Kone Village, according to local sources.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 4. One Civilian Injured, Three Homes Damaged by Junta Heavy Artillery Shelling in Naungcho Town
June 26
Radio NUG
On June 26 at 8:30 a.m., without any active clashes in the area, junta forces indiscriminately fired four rounds of heavy artillery (Howitzer shells) into Zone 9, Zay Ward, in Naungcho Town, Northern Shan State. The attack injured one civilian and damaged a residential home sheltering internally displaced persons (IDPs), according to a statement by PSLF/TNLA.
Similarly, at 10:45 p.m. on June 25, junta troops had fired eight artillery shells into Zone 10, also in Zay Ward, Naungcho, damaging two homes. Some of the shells exploded in the forest area beneath the Kyauk Kuu Monastery, according to reports.
Emergency medical assistance was provided to those injured in the attack, and the Naungcho Fire Department, along with local residents, responded to extinguish fires at the impacted homes.
In addition, throughout June 25, while fighting was ongoing in Naunglin, Naungaw, Lonsan, and Naungpha villages in Naungcho Township, junta forces carried out drone and artillery attacks, launching a total of 28 bombs from drones and 68 rounds of heavy artillery.
- In Naunglin Village, 14 drone bombs and 54 artillery shells were fired.
- In Naungaw Village, 7 drone bombs and 7 artillery shells were used.
- Lonsan Village was hit with 4 drone bombs and 7 artillery shells.
- Even in Ummakha Village, where no fighting occurred, 3 drone bombs were dropped.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 5. One Civilian Injured by PNO People’s Militia Shelling in Naung Bo Village
June 26
Radio NUG
In Naung Bo Village, located in Hsihseng Township, Southern Shan State, a civilian was injured after heavy artillery shelling by PNO People’s Militia, which is under the control of the military junta, according to a report by PNLA.
At 8:00 p.m. on June 25, without any armed conflict in the area, the militia launched nine consecutive rounds of 60mm artillery shells at the village.
As a result, a 49-year-old man named Mu Dun sustained injuries from the shelling, and his house was also damaged.
He was rescued and is currently receiving medical treatment from the PNLO/PNLA rescue team.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 6. Red Star Allied Supply Column Officially Recognized as Logistics Unit of Tanintharyi Military Command
June 26
Radio NUG
The Red Star Allied Supply Column, which has consistently supported the revolution since the junta’s unlawful coup, has been officially recognized as a logistics unit under the Tanintharyi Regional Military Command, following a series of discussions and meetings between both parties.
According to a mutual understanding agreement signed on June 21, 2025, between the Red Star Allied Column and the Tanintharyi Regional Command, Article (1) states that the Red Star Allied Column and its executive members and sub-units are now formally acknowledged as part of the Tanintharyi region’s logistics structure — both as individual couriers and as organizational logistics providers.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 7. Five Forcibly Recruited Youths Defect from Myanmar Military and Surrender to Resistance Forces
June 26
Radio NUG
On June 25, two young men from Basic Military Training Batch 10 at the No. 1 Advanced Training School in Gyobyu, Yangon, defected from the frontlines and surrendered to the People’s Defense Force (Pa Ka Pha) in Hommalin Township.
They are currently being provided safe shelter and care by the Pa Ka Pha.
Separately, on June 24, three other individuals — Ko Hla Myo Tun (ID: PS/152356), Chan Pyae Aung (ID: PS/152813), and Nyein Thu Aung (ID: PS/152829) — who had been forcibly conscripted into the Myanmar military, completed a three-month training course at Yar Kha Ta (1) Officer Training School, and were deployed to Battalion 251 under Division 101 in Pakokku on June 16. They escaped on June 24.
The Burma Revolution Rangers received and assisted them in returning to their families.
These military updates were compiled and reported by Radio NUG correspondents Tharki, Min Sitt Thway, and Khur Shel.
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