UAV event in Seikphyu area, Myanmar on Fri 30th October 2026

In Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region, the military carried out a bombing attack using suicide drones on a location where a Pathan recitation ceremony was being held, injuring one monk and damaging a monastery, local residents told the Khit Thit Media news agency.

At about 1:00 a.m. on October 30, the military used suicide drones launched from the Northwestern Regional Military Command to bomb a location where a Pathan recitation ceremony was being held in Taw Kyaung Lay Village, in the southwestern part of Chaung-U Township, despite there being no fighting, it is reported.

During the attack, one monk, Agga Ñana, aged 56, was injured, and the monastery was also damaged, according to a local resident.

“The junta troops carried out the bombing attack despite there being no fighting. Because of the junta’s bombing attack, one monk was injured and the monastery was damaged. The injured monk suffered serious injuries. The injured monk is believed to be the 56-year-old monk Agga Ñana,” a local resident said.

Similarly, the military also carried out drone bombing attacks on villages in Seikphyu Township, Magway Region, despite there being no fighting, damaging shelters used by displaced persons, it is reported.