{"id":7976,"date":"2025-10-08T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7976"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:25:03","slug":"myanmar-military-news-updates-oct-08-2025-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/10\/myanmar-military-news-updates-oct-08-2025-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Oct 08, 2025 Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFQ_TW3biZpyO-xzWpSeggFTIfLkYMHmspI-lWUIQIgG2FG9u4COALzFaqOrBnjvX6U_ow-s2mbif0ZD_FYF-a0S69obEXee3Hbrm4r5zNpUauDK6w5CMHR12uZypdSlwnnxiiTo8tC1afWklLfst7t9cFf1JHMUJEMRgz_o52wLBNV4JylQYB5HXpA4I\/s1920\/Myanmar_Painting_spring-revolution-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFQ_TW3biZpyO-xzWpSeggFTIfLkYMHmspI-lWUIQIgG2FG9u4COALzFaqOrBnjvX6U_ow-s2mbif0ZD_FYF-a0S69obEXee3Hbrm4r5zNpUauDK6w5CMHR12uZypdSlwnnxiiTo8tC1afWklLfst7t9cFf1JHMUJEMRgz_o52wLBNV4JylQYB5HXpA4I\/s320\/Myanmar_Painting_spring-revolution-1.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Oct 08, 2025 Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>1. Northwestern Regional Military Headquarters attacked with ten rockets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7<\/strong><br><strong>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Northwestern Regional Military Headquarters<\/strong>&nbsp;based in&nbsp;<strong>Monywa, Sagaing Region<\/strong>, was attacked with&nbsp;<strong>ten rockets<\/strong>, according to a statement released by the&nbsp;<strong>Chindwin Rocket Brother (CRB)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack reportedly took place on&nbsp;<strong>October 2<\/strong>, as part of the&nbsp;<strong>Nakhama Pre-Thadingyut Operation (9th wave)<\/strong>, during which&nbsp;<strong>ten rockets<\/strong>&nbsp;were fired at the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the assault,&nbsp;<strong>five officers from the regional military command<\/strong>&nbsp;were reportedly killed instantly, along with&nbsp;<strong>two guards from the armory warehouse<\/strong>&nbsp;who also died on the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition,&nbsp;<strong>five military families<\/strong>&nbsp;were affected, resulting in&nbsp;<strong>five fatalities<\/strong>&nbsp;and multiple injuries. The injured family members were&nbsp;<strong>urgently transported to the 4\/300 Battalion Military Hospital<\/strong>, according to field sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack was&nbsp;<strong>led by Chindwin Rocket Brother (CRB)<\/strong>&nbsp;and jointly carried out by the&nbsp;<strong>Chio Myaing Myaing (Ka Ni)<\/strong>&nbsp;unit,&nbsp;<strong>Chindwin Brother<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Budalin Defense Force<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Bandula Defense Force<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Federal Democratic Force<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Burmer Army<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>14th Battalion of Monywa District Battalion Command<\/strong>, and the&nbsp;<strong>9th Battalion of Yinmarpin District<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>2. Two comrades from Sagaing Region Strike Force killed in Chaung-U Township during Thadingyut Full Moon bombing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7<\/strong><br><strong>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an announcement by the&nbsp;<strong>Sagaing Region Strike Force<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Comrade Chan Nyi Aung<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Comrade Nyi Nyi Zaw<\/strong>&nbsp;were killed while&nbsp;<strong>serving the public good<\/strong>&nbsp;during the&nbsp;<strong>bombing in Chaung-U Township<\/strong>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<strong>Thadingyut Full Moon night<\/strong>&nbsp;(October 6, 2025, around 7 p.m.), when they were participating in the&nbsp;<strong>traditional oil-lamp lighting ceremony<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both comrades were&nbsp;<strong>active members and leaders<\/strong>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<strong>Monywa\u2013A Myint Road Strike Leading Committee<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Sagaing Region Strike Force<\/strong>, actively organizing&nbsp;<strong>non-violent public resistance movements<\/strong>.<br>The statement notes that they had&nbsp;<strong>dedicated themselves to the establishment of a Federal Democratic Union<\/strong>&nbsp;with great commitment and responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Sagaing Region Strike Force<\/strong>&nbsp;honored them as&nbsp;<strong>heroes of the Spring Revolution<\/strong>, pledging to&nbsp;<strong>carry forward their mission<\/strong>&nbsp;toward building a&nbsp;<strong>Federal Democratic Union<\/strong>, which was their lifelong aspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement,&nbsp;<strong>Comrade Chan Nyi Aung<\/strong>&nbsp;had been serving as a&nbsp;<strong>member of the Public Mobilization Committee<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Comrade Nyi Nyi Zaw<\/strong>&nbsp;as a&nbsp;<strong>member of the Finance Committee<\/strong>.<br>Both were&nbsp;<strong>honorably discharged<\/strong>&nbsp;posthumously after fulfilling their revolutionary duties with dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>3. One civilian killed and two injured due to military council violence in Tho Township<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7<\/strong><br><strong>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Karen National Union (KNU)<\/strong>&nbsp;reported that due to&nbsp;<strong>violent acts by the military council<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>one civilian was killed<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>two others were injured<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>Tho Township<\/strong>, located within the&nbsp;<strong>Kawthoolei Administrative Area<\/strong>&nbsp;under&nbsp;<strong>KNU\u2019s Hpa-an District<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;<strong>October 1, at around 5:30 a.m.<\/strong>, troops from the&nbsp;<strong>military council\u2019s Infantry Battalion (IB) 20<\/strong>, stationed in&nbsp;<strong>Taw Wi Village<\/strong>, fired an&nbsp;<strong>81mm heavy artillery shell<\/strong>, which exploded inside&nbsp;<strong>Kwin Dala Gyi Village<\/strong>.<br>As a result,&nbsp;<strong>Daw Thet Win (aged 54)<\/strong>&nbsp;was killed instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, on&nbsp;<strong>October 2, around 11:08 a.m.<\/strong>, troops from the&nbsp;<strong>military council\u2019s IB 57<\/strong>&nbsp;used a&nbsp;<strong>drone<\/strong>&nbsp;to drop an explosive device on&nbsp;<strong>Pyin Yae Village<\/strong>, damaging one house and injuring&nbsp;<strong>Ma The Mar (aged 36)<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Daw Khin Hla<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>4. Military council airstrikes on Mine Lone and Nam Maton Townships kill 10 civilians, including a child<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7<\/strong><br><strong>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>military council\u2019s forces<\/strong>&nbsp;carried out&nbsp;<strong>airstrikes<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>Mine Lone<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Nam Maton<\/strong>&nbsp;townships\u2014areas under the control of the&nbsp;<strong>PSLF\/TNLA (Palaung State Liberation Front \/ Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army)<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>northern Shan State<\/strong>\u2014resulting in the&nbsp;<strong>deaths of 10 civilians, including a child<\/strong>, according to the&nbsp;<strong>PSLF\/TNLA<\/strong>&nbsp;statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately&nbsp;<strong>1:10 p.m. on October 7<\/strong>, two&nbsp;<strong>500-pound bombs<\/strong>&nbsp;were dropped on&nbsp;<strong>Mai Hoon Village<\/strong>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<strong>Nam Khone Village Tract<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Mine Lone Sub-Township<\/strong>, by the military council\u2019s aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack killed the following civilians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Maung Aik Oo (age 2)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ko Aik That (27)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ko Aung Sar (29)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ko Saing San Pwint (35)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ko Aik Kyant Sar (37)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nan Aye Tet (22)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nan Hla Saing (25)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daw Nan Aye May (39)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nan Khin Pa (29)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daw Ohn Khin (45)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally,&nbsp;<strong>three other civilians<\/strong>&nbsp;whose names are not yet known were&nbsp;<strong>injured<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>six houses<\/strong>&nbsp;were&nbsp;<strong>damaged or destroyed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, at&nbsp;<strong>7:33 a.m. that same day<\/strong>, a&nbsp;<strong>jet fighter<\/strong>&nbsp;from the military council dropped&nbsp;<strong>two 250-pound bombs<\/strong>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<strong>Pubbayon Monastery<\/strong>&nbsp;located in&nbsp;<strong>Quarter 8 of Nam Maton Township<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>bomb explosions<\/strong>&nbsp;damaged&nbsp;<strong>four monastery buildings<\/strong>&nbsp;inside the compound, according to local reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9&nbsp;<strong>5. 32 Soldiers Defected or Were Captured as Military Prisoners in the Fourth Week of September<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7,<br>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a report by&nbsp;<em>People\u2019s Target<\/em>, a total of&nbsp;<strong>32 individuals<\/strong>\u2014including defectors and those captured as military prisoners\u2014were recorded during the&nbsp;<strong>fourth week of September 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them,&nbsp;<strong>14 were military defectors<\/strong>, all of whom were newly conscripted soldiers under the military service law. These defectors included&nbsp;<strong>12 from Tanintharyi Region<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>1 from Magway Region<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>1 from Sagaing Region<\/strong>, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally,&nbsp;<strong>18 individuals<\/strong>&nbsp;were captured as military prisoners, including&nbsp;<strong>16 junta soldiers<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>2 members of People\u2019s Defense Forces (PDFs)<\/strong>\u2014all from Sagaing Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement added that, alongside ongoing reshuffles among top generals within the junta, lower-ranking soldiers continued to&nbsp;<strong>defect to the people\u2019s side<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>surrender their weapons<\/strong>, reflecting the sustained internal collapse within the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From&nbsp;<strong>January to the fourth week of September 2025<\/strong>, the cumulative number of&nbsp;<strong>defectors and captured military prisoners<\/strong>&nbsp;reached&nbsp;<strong>2,121<\/strong>, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9&nbsp;<strong>6. Voter Lists for the Junta\u2019s Illegal Election Burned in Sinte Kone Village, Minhla Township<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7,<br>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a report by the&nbsp;<strong>Sayarwady District Battalion 3802, Division 2<\/strong>, members of the resistance entered the&nbsp;<strong>Sinte Kone Youth Strength Library<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>Sinte Kone Village<\/strong>, Minhla Township, Bago Region, at around&nbsp;<strong>11:30 p.m. on October 6<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>set fire to the voter lists<\/strong>&nbsp;that had been posted for the junta\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>sham and unlawful election<\/strong>&nbsp;planned under the pretext of a \u201ctransition process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement also warned civilians to&nbsp;<strong>avoid the surrounding area<\/strong>&nbsp;for safety reasons and to remain alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9&nbsp;<strong>7. \u201cWe Must Find Ways to Counter the Threat of Military Drones,\u201d Says Tactical Raptor 2.0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7,<br>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tactical Raptor 2.0<\/em>, a defense technology and weaponry analysis channel, has urged revolutionary forces to&nbsp;<strong>develop countermeasures<\/strong>&nbsp;against the increasing&nbsp;<strong>threat of the junta\u2019s drones<\/strong>, which have become a growing danger in regions with limited weaponry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It noted that although the junta began deploying&nbsp;<strong>military drones nearly a year ago<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>resistance forces<\/strong>&nbsp;remain&nbsp;<strong>under-equipped<\/strong>&nbsp;to effectively shoot them down, facing&nbsp;<strong>financial, logistical, and operational constraints<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The analysis suggested that to counter drone attacks effectively, forces could&nbsp;<strong>mount heavy machine guns (point-firing HMGs) on vehicles<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>equip them with thermal sights<\/strong>&nbsp;for night targeting, and&nbsp;<strong>use FPV (First-Person View) drones<\/strong>&nbsp;to strike back\u2014describing these as the most efficient methods currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it also pointed out that&nbsp;<strong>many resistance groups<\/strong>&nbsp;are still struggling even to obtain&nbsp;<strong>basic rifles and ammunition<\/strong>, making access to&nbsp;<strong>HMGs, thermal sights, and FPV drones<\/strong>&nbsp;extremely difficult\u2014especially in regions like&nbsp;<strong>Sagaing<\/strong>, where there are&nbsp;<strong>no strong allied ethnic armed organizations<\/strong>&nbsp;to provide support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report emphasized that the junta\u2019s deliberate targeting and mass killing of civilians using&nbsp;<strong>drones originally designed for recreational and hobby purposes<\/strong>&nbsp;must be&nbsp;<strong>exposed through international media coverage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, it recommended that revolutionary forces strengthen&nbsp;<strong>early warning systems against air attacks<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>construct bomb shelters<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>avoid public gatherings<\/strong>&nbsp;to minimize casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These military intelligence analyses were compiled and reported by&nbsp;<strong>Radio NUG correspondents Khur Shel and Padeh Phoe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/radionuglocalnews?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXC56b4SnmibXNwJBzHCpq8y1U-u7KouqRmNFf3MwS8oVmKbXS8ptYTzgSzE_60aneWA9F1VTnvs1bt3_AgLqvWMTVR5EcgzAyUyNvpoVOL9yBRLNejdwWvKtoY8ZjvpRds2ENm6SLWO6Tt6Q2egk3R&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#RadioNUGLocalNews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/springrevolution?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXC56b4SnmibXNwJBzHCpq8y1U-u7KouqRmNFf3MwS8oVmKbXS8ptYTzgSzE_60aneWA9F1VTnvs1bt3_AgLqvWMTVR5EcgzAyUyNvpoVOL9yBRLNejdwWvKtoY8ZjvpRds2ENm6SLWO6Tt6Q2egk3R&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#SpringRevolution<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Oct 08, 2025 Morning \ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;1. Northwestern Regional Military Headquarters attacked with ten rockets October 7Radio NUG The&nbsp;Northwestern Regional Military Headquarters&nbsp;based in&nbsp;Monywa, Sagaing Region, was attacked with&nbsp;ten rockets, according to a statement released by the&nbsp;Chindwin Rocket&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/10\/myanmar-military-news-updates-oct-08-2025-morning\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,57],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-7976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-news","tag-myanmar-spring-revolution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SprintRevoluitionRectangle.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3RDLm-24E","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7977,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7976\/revisions\/7977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}