Junta Claims Capture of NUG Special Military Command & Allied Outposts: Military media claimed the seizure of 11 resistance encampments—including NUG Special Military Command facilities, three PDF battalion sites, training grounds, and drone units across Theinzayat (Kyaikto) and Shwegyin. KNU spokesperson Padoh Saw Kler Say clarified that only a forward tactical outpost was lost rather than a brigade headquarters, while NUG defense sources confirmed the evacuation of Deputy Commander Ko Aye Min Htun’s forward command position and equipment losses following an assault by roughly 1,200 regrouped junta troops.
Junta Summons German Chargé d’Affaires Over U Win Myint Video: Deputy Foreign Minister U Ko Ko Kyaw summoned German Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Mathias Licharz after the diplomat filmed a 75th birthday message outside President U Win Myint’s Tamwe apartment expressing concern over whether the detained president is genuinely free. Junta officials accused the envoy of meddling in domestic affairs, violating the Vienna Convention, and stated he is free to leave Myanmar if unwilling to cooperate with the regime.
TikTok-Challenging Soldier Killed in Custody; Pyu Saw Htee Defection in Taungtha: A junta soldier captured along the Kawkareik–Kyondoe border who had posted online videos challenging local PDFs was fatally shot after attempting to grab a guard’s weapon and escape during interrogation. Separately, in Taungtha Township, a Pyu Saw Htee militia member defected with an MA-4 rifle, G-4 rifle, 40-mm grenades, and ammunition, receiving a financial reward from local defense forces.
Homalin PDF Graduates 215 Recruits: Homalin Township People’s Defense Organization (Pa Ka Pha) concluded basic military training Batch 1/2026, graduating 215 recruits drawn from local village tracts and Khandi District defense teams despite severe financial and logistical constraints.
Armed Junta Flotilla Prompts Riverbank Warnings in Wetlet: Wetlet Township Pa Ka Pha issued an urgent security advisory for riverside villages as two junta-armored push-tug convoys navigated upstream along the Ayeyarwady River from Mandalay toward Singu, warning civilians of potential heavy artillery barrages and close air support.
Kim Aris Cautions West Against Normalizing Junta Atrocities: In response to a piece in The Times, Kim Aris (Ko Htein Lin) urged the international community not to let diplomatic outreach whitewash regime atrocities, warning that engaging Min Aung Hlaing while over 20,000 political detainees—including his 81-year-old mother Daw Aung San Suu Kyi—remain held hostage constitutes implicit recognition of mass killings.
IMFUG Distributes Emergency Rations & El Niño Briefings in Magway: Interim Magway Federal Unit Government (IMFUG) Deputy Prime Minister U Chit Win Maung led a humanitarian mission alongside Pakokku youth organizations to deliver rice sacks and dry rations to displaced families, conducting community awareness sessions on Super El Niño climate preparedness.