Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Sagaing Region, Chaung-U area, Myanmar on Sat 16th May 2026

16th May 2026

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Today, May 16, at around 2:00 AM, the military council army used a jet fighter that flew from the Tada-U airbase in Mandalay Region to drop one 500-pound bomb and one 300-pound bomb (a total of two bombs) on the Ywa Oo monastery in Shar Pin Kyun village, Chaung-U township. Although some parts of the Ywa Oo monastery buildings were slightly damaged due to this late-night airstrike, it is learned that monks and villagers were not injured.

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Sagaing Region ( Chaung-U area )

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