At least five injured in junta Y-12 airstrikes on Werathani villages

Several local residents were injured when the military junta launched airstrikes across Werathani Township early on the morning of October 24.

DMG Newsroom

24 October 2026, Werathani

Several local residents were injured when the military junta launched airstrikes across Werathani Township early on the morning of October 24.

A Y-12 aircraft dropped bombs on Thawinchaung and Awakan villages shortly after 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, according to local sources.

“The bombs were dropped from a Y-12 aircraft around 6:00 a.m.,” a local resident of Werathani said. “Bombs detonated inside Thawinchaung and Awakan villages. Strikes also targeted the Kyein Khway Maw mountain range.”

Fierce clashes continue on Ngapyi Island in Werathani Township, with junta forces increasingly targeting civilian-populated villages with airstrikes.

“According to our preliminary reports, three people were injured in Thawinchaung Village, and casualties were also reported in Awakan Village,” another local resident said. “The exact total count is still being verified, but at least five people are confirmed injured.”

DMG is investigating further details about the identities and conditions of the injured.

As fighting rages on Ngapyi Island near the Shwe Min Gan Naval Base in Sittwe Township, the military junta has been launching daily airstrikes across Sittwe, Ponnagyun and Werathani townships.

On October 23, a junta airstrike on Pannilar Village in Ponnagyun Township killed one woman and injured two others, including an internally displaced person (IDP).