Air Delivered event in Myaing Township, Kyauk Khwet area, Myanmar on Fri 23rd October 2026

A child killed and at least five others injured in an airstrike near Kyauk Hkwet Village, Myaing Township

Magway, October 23

In Myaing Township, Pakokku District, Magway Region, near Kyauk Hkwet Village, the terrorist military carried out a bombing attack using three gyrocopters as well as two fighter jets, treating civilian residents as though they were military targets despite there being no fighting, according to three local sources who spoke to Red Peacock news media.

At about 3:00 p.m. today, the terrorist military conducted a bombing attack near Kyauk Hkwet Village, resulting in the death of one child and injuries to five civilians, a resident of Myaing said as follows:

“It was on the Kyauk Hkwet Village side. The fighters came twice, and the three gyrocopters came once. There were two fighter jets. As for the child, only the little hands and little feet were left. Five people were injured. One person had a leg amputated. Another person's abdomen was torn open and the whites of the eyes have rolled upward.”

An official from the Pakokku District Pa Ka Pha (People's Defence Organization) stated that one civilian was killed and seven people suffered injuries.

The terrorist military has established a stationed base at Taikyi Village in Myaing Township in order to control the oil fields, and nearly 400 troops from Division 101 in Pakokku Township are conducting a military column operation into Myaing Township.

The Myanmar Lawyers Council has stated that from 2021 through this year, 2026, the terrorist military has carried out 10,500 airstrikes nationwide, resulting in the deaths of more than 6,000 civilians. The announcement was made on September 14.

The Myanmar Lawyers Council also pointed out that responsibility for these airstrikes lies with the terrorist military as well as the government that is responsible for the terrorist military.