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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 June 10 View<\/strong><\/p>\n

(MoeMaKa, June 11, 2025):<\/p>\n

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Junta Jet Fighter Reportedly Shot Down in Pale Township<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On June 10, in Pale Township<\/strong> of Sagaing Region<\/strong>, the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) resistance group announced that it had shot down a junta jet fighter<\/strong> during an airstrike on Kandaung village<\/strong>, where PDF forces were attacking a police station.<\/p>\n

The PLA stated that debris and burning wreckage from the downed jet could be seen in video footage, claiming credit for the shootdown. The incident happened during intensified battles as multiple resistance groups attempted to seize junta positions in the area.<\/p>\n

This comes just weeks after the KIA (Kachin Independence Army)<\/strong> shot down a military helicopter<\/strong> during its months-long assault on Bhamo<\/strong> and junta Command Base 21<\/strong>\u2014believed to have been struck by either a drone or a missile.<\/p>\n

Multiple resistance groups are active in Pale Township. While PLA claimed the shootdown, there have been differing accounts. A local witness interviewed by Bo Thanmani<\/strong> (formerly the monk Sayadaw of Sapyae Aye Monastery), said that while the crash was welcome, he believed it was not a shootdown<\/strong>. Similarly, another PDF group spokesman named Bo Swan<\/strong> released a video showing the crash and claimed the jet went down on its own<\/strong>, not due to enemy fire.<\/p>\n

The junta later confirmed<\/strong> that one of its jet fighters crashed during a training mission due to technical failure<\/strong>, but this statement was met with public skepticism, as the junta rarely admits the true cause of military losses.<\/p>\n

The PLA<\/strong>, which claimed responsibility, was reportedly formed after the 2021 coup by former leaders of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB)<\/strong> and initially trained by the KIA. It now operates with a strength in the thousands, divided into four military zones, and is active in Ta\u2019ang areas, Sagaing, Kokang<\/strong>, and Tanintharyi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Due to its CPB roots, some other resistance groups and political actors refer to the PLA as a communist-aligned force.<\/p>\n

While NUG-affiliated<\/strong> resistance forces under the Ministry of Defense operate in Sagaing, there are also numerous independent armed groups<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n