Seven dead, over 10 injured in Myanmar junta airstrikes in Kanpetlet

Mizzima

Junta airstrikes in Kanpetlet Township, Chin State, killed seven civilians, including a pregnant woman, and injured over 10 others within three days, according to local administrative and defense officials.

The casualties occurred during aerial bombings targeting two villages in the township on 19 June and 22 June.

The Township People’s Administration announced that an airstrike targeting Kyindwe (Old Village) where displaced civilians were sheltering at 11:30 pm on 19 June killed three men and two women, while injuring over 10 others.

Additionally, another airstrike near Kyauktaung village at 11:30 pm on 22 June killed a pregnant woman and her young son.

“There were no active ground clashes; the attack was carried out by dropping bombs from drones,” a Kanpetlet Township People’s Defense Force (PDF) official told Mizzima.

With junta columns currently advancing toward Kanpetlet, the Township People’s Administration has urged residents to dig bomb shelters at every home and seek cover immediately upon receiving airstrike warnings.

In southern Chin State, the junta is also heavily bombing Mindat Town alongside Kanpetlet. The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) reported that the military launched 440 airstrikes on Mindat within a 70-day period from 11 April to 22 June.

During this period, approximately 168 military flights were recorded, with up to 91 bombing runs conducted on 21 June alone.

CHRO stated that most airstrikes utilized Y-12 aircraft, directly targeting civilian locations and structures.

Despite Chin revolutionary forces capturing Kanpetlet and Mindat in December 2024, junta troops regained control of the urban centers in mid-May 2026 and persist in pressuring nearby villages with continuous airstrikes.