Projectile event in Pale Township, Monkyaing area, Myanmar on Sun 12th April 2026

In Yinma Pin and Pulat, the military attacked with airstrikes and heavy weapons, killing a 13-year-old girl.

Yangon, April 13

Villages within Yinma Pin Township and Pulat Township in Sagaing Region were attacked by the terrorist military council troops using Gyrocopters, drones, and heavy weapons, resulting in the death of one 13-year-old girl and damage to a school and numerous civilian properties.

At around 5 p.m. on April 12, two of the three Gyrocopters that took off from the Northwest Regional Military Command (Northern Command) in Mon Village bombed villages within Yinma Pin Township.

A bomb landed and exploded near the school in Nga Maung Village, instantly killing a 13-year-old girl on the spot.

A local resident said regarding the incident, "I heard that when the soldiers bombed, one bomb fell near the school in Nga Maung Village in Yinma Pin Township, severing the neck of the master carpenter's granddaughter and killing her. And some damage occurred to the Nga Maung Village school."

Additionally, a rice barn in Tama Pin Khwe Village burned down, and due to damage to power poles including the Layngauk hydroelectric substation, electricity outages occurred in Yinma Pin and Pulat Townships.

Similarly, in Monkyaing Village, Pulat Township, the military council troops stationed there fired with drones and heavy weapons, hitting and damaging a monk's motor vehicle and a tractor belonging to a member of the Sangha Nayaka Committee in Tetaya Village.

Additionally, a heavy weapon landed inside a deer enclosure near the reservoir fence, injuring one civilian and killing four deer.

A local resident confirmed, "I heard that soldiers coming from the Pulat town side were based in Monkyaing Village and fired heavy weapons that landed inside the deer enclosure, killing four deer and injuring one civilian. That same airstrike with a drone destroyed the monk's car and one four-wheeled tractor in Tetaya Village."

Currently, the military council troops are conducting ground offensives by splitting into columns within the aforementioned townships, and continuously attacking with airstrikes and heavy weapons, forcing thousands of local residents to flee to safety areas.