Five buildings including primary school destroyed in Myanmar junta airstrike on Nippon Foundation housing in Ye Township

Mizzima

A junta airstrike dropped two bombs at approximately 1:00 am today, 18 June, targeting a residential housing project built with Nippon Foundation support in Chaung Hna Khwa village, located in the Ye Chaung Phyar area of Mon State’s Ye Township.

The attack destroyed five buildings, including four homes and a primary school, though no casualties were reported.

“People reside there. Upon hearing the aircraft approaching, they fled immediately into bomb shelters, preventing any casualties. It was extremely fortunate,” a local source familiar with the incident said.

The area targeted by the junta’s airstrike lies within territory controlled by the New Mon State Party (NMSP). The housing project was constructed starting in 2013 under the U Thein Sein administration.

“Residents had only recently returned. Last month, reconnaissance planes hovered and bombed the area, forcing people to flee. They had barely resettled after conditions stabilized, and now this has happened again,” a Mon news source said.

This incident marks the third airstrike on the Ye Chaung Phyar region, following a 27 May attack targeting the Ye Balu camp that killed 10 personnel and injured over 20, and a second strike on 3 June that claimed the life of a man in his 40s.