Two Villagers Killed in Junta Airstrike on Ponnagyun’s Phat Kya Village

Yadanar, Narinjara, September 23, 2026

Two villagers were killed after the military junta launched an airstrike on Phat Kya village in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine (Arakan) State.

The victims have been identified as U Aung Thein Maung, 70, and U Maung Myint Kyi, 64, both residents of Phat Kya village.

Locals reported that at 1:48 AM today, September 23, three junta jet fighters dropped six bombs on the area. Two of the bombs exploded directly inside the village, while the remaining four detonated in surrounding fields.

A local resident stated that the two victims died instantly at the scene when the bombs struck the village. Several houses were also damaged in the attack.

Phat Kya village was previously targeted on September 17 at around 11:30 PM. In that earlier aerial attack, village administrator U Aung Myint Naing, 40, sustained severe injuries.

"Intense fighting continues between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar's military along the border of Ponnagyun and Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State."