Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 25, 2025 Evening
🚩🚩 1. Bombing in Kaungme Township’s Kopang Village: School Abbot Killed, 5 Monks and 2 Civilians Injured
October 25
The TNLA confirmed today, October 25, that the terrorist military carried out an aerial bombing attack on Kopang Village in Kaungme Township, located in the northern Shan region under the jurisdiction of Ta’ang Division. The attack resulted in the death of the resident school abbot, five monks, and injuries to two civilians, including a child.
The incident occurred around 4:00 PM on October 24. According to the statement, the military dropped a 500-pound bomb from the air, which struck the school abbot, aged between 50 and 70, causing his death.
The bombing also injured five students aged 13–18, a 4-year-old child named Maung Oait Tin, and a 96-year-old man, U Kyandit. The attack damaged two houses, a main monastery, and a residential building.
According to PSLF/TNLA records, the terrorist military carried out 36 aerial attacks from October 1 to 24 against townships under TNLA control. These include Manton, Kaungme, Thee Pao, Mine Ngaw, Mine Lone, Nam San, Namtu, Moemait towns in the northern Shan region, and Moe Kote in Mandalay Region.
The TNLA/PSLF press office reports that due to these military aerial attacks, 47 civilians, including children, were killed, 65 people—including monks and children—were injured, and extensive property damage occurred: 170 homes, five schools, six main monasteries, eight school buildings, six other structures, five shops, one tea factory, four motorcycles, and ten vehicles were destroyed.
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🚩🚩 2. Chin National Front Sends Congratulatory Letter on 65th Anniversary of KIO/KIA Foundation
October 25
Today, the Chin National Front (CNF) sent a congratulatory letter marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization/ Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA).
The letter honors the Kachin martyrs who sacrificed their lives to achieve the political objectives of the KIO/KIA and the Kachin people. CNF also expressed respect and pride for the TNLA/KIO’s 65-year revolutionary journey, during which they collaborated with other ethnic armed groups in political leadership, support, and sacrifices.
CNF affirmed that, alongside their fellow Kachin and other like-minded ethnic allies, the National Unity Government (NUG), and revolutionary armed groups, they remain committed to supporting the people’s cause and continuing to fight until the end.
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🚩🚩 3. Sagaing Forum: Online Money Scams Known as “Kyarpyaint” Targeted for Eradication
October 25
The Sagaing Forum Federation announced plans to counter and eliminate online financial scams locally referred to as “Kyarpyaint,” labeling them as supported by the military.
The announcement, issued in Burmese, English, and Chinese, emphasized that these online scams not only harm the interests of local communities but also allow the organizers to grow into major criminal networks affecting international economic interests.
In recent years, such online financial scams have increased in Myanmar. Despite the military commission’s public denouncements, most of these scams remain directly linked to top officials within the military commission, including ministers, deputy ministers, and senior military officers.
The Sagaing Forum warned that these “Kyarpyaint” scams should be identified as military-supported criminal operations, resisted, and eradicated at the local level. They urged the public to remain vigilant to prevent becoming victims and encouraged community action against these scams.
Parents were advised to collectively oppose and eliminate any scam activities in their vicinity without tolerating them.
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🚩🚩 4. MDIS Publishes Methods to Counter Threats from “Spy Balloons”
October 25
MDIS has issued guidance on countering the dangers posed by spy balloons, locally referred to as “Thulhyo Pu Phong,” recently deployed in certain townships of Sagaing Region.
The spy balloons can capture clear photographs of designated locations on the ground and collect intelligence data. They operate at high altitudes and are equipped to gather information stealthily, making them a sophisticated surveillance technology in modern warfare.
MDIS recommends that, rather than attempting to destroy the balloons, communities should monitor their presence, record the time, location, and approximate altitude, and track their movements. Additionally, critical facilities, arms depots, and military training sites should use dark-colored, smoke-colored tarpaulins to obscure equipment from the balloons’ cameras and sensors.
The above news reports were submitted by reporter Ko Hkan of Radio NUG.
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