Myanmar junta conducts back-to-back airstrikes on Leikkya village, killing one and injuring five

Mizzima

Myanmar’s military junta launched consecutive airstrikes on Leikkya village in Thabeikkyin Township, Mandalay Region, killing one civilian and injuring at least five others, according to a statement from the Pyin Oo Lwin District People’s Defence Force (PDF).

The first attack took place on the evening of 18 May around 7:09 pm, injuring two men. A second, more destructive airstrike followed the next morning at approximately 10:20 am on 19 May, when a junta jet reportedly dropped a 300-pound bomb on a local gold mining site. The strike killed one man and wounded three more individuals.

According to the PDF, the explosion also destroyed three homes, a private car, and a motorcycle.

“There’s no need to worry about the two men injured on 18 May. Their condition is stable,” said a spokesperson from the Pyin Oo Lwin District PDF.