Grenade event in Ye Township area, Myanmar on Wed 4th November 2026

Staff Sergeant Kyaw Thu Win from Artillery Battalion 316 captured alive in Ye Township with a hand grenade; one soldier in Thayetchaung also defects carrying a weapon

Yangon, November 4

A responsible official from the Ye Belu Battalion stated that Staff Sergeant (3rd Stripe Rank) Kyaw Thu Win, serving in Artillery Battalion (316) under Military Operations Command (19), based in Ye Township along the Ye-Dawei road section in Mon State, was captured alive together with one hand grenade.

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on November 4, revolutionary forces captured 39-year-old Staff Sergeant Kyaw Thu Win, who was serving near Artillery Battalion (316) under Military Operations Command (19) along the Ye-Dawei road section in Ye Township. At the time of his capture, one hand grenade was seized from him.

“We captured 39-year-old Staff Sergeant (3rd Stripe Rank) Kyaw Thu Win, who was serving in Artillery Battalion (316) under Military Operations Command (19) on the Ye-Dawei road section in Ye Township, near Artillery Battalion (316). We seized one hand grenade from him. Our comrades withdrew without suffering any casualties,” said a responsible official from the Ye Belu Battalion.

The arrest operation was carried out by members of the Ye Belu Battalion, and revolutionary fighters were able to withdraw without casualties.

Similarly, in Thayetchaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, one newly conscripted soldier reportedly defected, bringing with him a firearm and ammunition, according to a statement issued by KNU - Mergui-Tavoy District.

On November 2, within Thayetchaung Township, a newly conscripted soldier from the terrorist military brought a firearm and ammunition and defected to Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Brigade 4, Battalion 12, Company 1.

The defecting soldier brought with him one MA-1 rifle, six magazines including ammunition, and one hand grenade when he crossed over and sought refuge. It is reported that this soldier had previously been forcibly conscripted by the terrorist military through porter recruitment.

The KNU - Karen National Union has called on soldiers serving in the coup military under unjust conscription to surrender and defect by whatever means possible to the nearest revolutionary forces.