Mine event in Sagaing Region, Myinmu area, Myanmar on Tue 19th May 2026

Military council soldiers who left the military checkpoint at the Myaung junction west of Myinmu town, Sagaing Region, to extort money from civilians were attacked with mines, killing 5 soldiers on the spot, an official from the Daung Bayin People's Defense Force told Khit Thit Media.

On the morning of May 19, revolutionary joint forces used 5 directional mines to attack a military council column of about 15 personnel on the main road near Alakappa village. The column had left the military checkpoint at the Myaung junction west of Myinmu town and was heading toward Alakappa village to extort money, as they routinely do, from commuters and vehicles.

During the mine attack, 5 soldiers from the terrorist military were killed on the spot and 3 others were severely injured. Additionally, after being mined, the terrorist military blindly fired back toward the villages with heavy weapons and small arms.