Uncrewed aerial vehicle
Bomb (Air Delivered)
Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Magway Region, Salin area, Myanmar on Sun 18th January 2026
18th January 2026
In Magway Region’s Salin Township, the junta carried out a drone bombing targeting an area where displaced civilians were taking shelter, killing a one-year-old child, according to an official from the Salin Township People’s Administration Team, who spoke to Yangon Khit Thit News.
On January 18, the military used a drone to bomb the compound of a pagoda in Kyauk Khae Kone Village, Makyee Phyar Village Tract, where displaced civilians had taken refuge. During the attack, a one-year-old child was killed, and the child’s mother sustained serious injuries, according to reports.
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Myanmar (MMR)
Magway Region ( Salin area )
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