{"id":7983,"date":"2025-10-08T23:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7983"},"modified":"2025-10-08T23:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:46:13","slug":"myanmar-military-news-updates-oct-08-2025-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/10\/myanmar-military-news-updates-oct-08-2025-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Oct 08, 2025 Evening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Oct 08, 2025 Evening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9 1. GSCB Releases Video Footage of Junta Airstrike on Bontaw Village, Chaung-U Township<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Strike Coordination Body (GSCB)<\/strong> has released video footage documenting the incident in Bontaw Village<\/strong>, Nyaung Pin Thar Village Tract<\/strong>, Chaung-U Township<\/strong>, Sagaing Region<\/strong>, where the terrorist junta\u2019s air force<\/strong> launched a paramotor bombing raid<\/strong> during the Thadingyut Festival of Lights<\/strong> celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to GSCB\u2019s Myanmar\u2013English bilingual report, the junta\u2019s airstrike resulted in the deaths of no fewer than 20 civilians<\/strong> and injuries to around 40 others<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report states that on the full moon day of Thadingyut (October 6)<\/strong>, between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.<\/strong>, two junta fighter jets<\/strong> took off from Namakhaw Base<\/strong>, under the Northwestern Regional Military Command in Monywa<\/strong>, and dropped four bombs<\/strong> on the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It further reveals that the first two bombs were dropped in the initial attack, and when local people were rushing to assist the wounded and retrieve bodies, the jets returned at 11:00 p.m.<\/strong> to drop two more bombs<\/strong>, intensifying civilian casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to this brutal air assault, residents of Bontaw Village fled their homes overnight to seek safety elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of the morning of October 8<\/strong>, the death toll had risen to 22<\/strong>, according to the latest confirmed updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9 2. Junta Bombs Theekhee Village in Myeik\u2013Dawei District, Destroying Civilian Homes and Buildings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Karen National Union (KNU)<\/strong> reported that the terrorist junta forces<\/strong> carried out an airstrike on Theekhee Village (locally known as Mye Thamee Khee)<\/strong> in the Theemawplaw Area<\/strong>, Myeik\u2013Dawei District<\/strong>, a region under KNU administration<\/strong>, resulting in damage to several civilian houses and buildings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the KNU Myeik\u2013Dawei District Department of Public Relations and Information<\/strong>, the airstrike was conducted at around 9:00 a.m. on October 8<\/strong>, when a Y-12 aircraft<\/strong> dropped multiple bombs on the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At approximately 9:10 a.m.<\/strong>, the junta carried out ten separate bombing runs<\/strong> using the Y-12 aircraft<\/strong>, dropping over forty 120-mm bombs<\/strong>, which caused extensive destruction to homes and public infrastructure, the KNU stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, on October 5<\/strong>, at around 5:00 p.m.<\/strong>, the junta\u2019s jet fighters<\/strong> also bombed Thae Chaung Gyi Village (locally known as Theemethpor)<\/strong> in the Taung Pyauk Village Tract<\/strong>, Kaserdo Township<\/strong>, Myeik\u2013Dawei District\u2014another area under KNU administration<\/strong>\u2014injuring four villagers<\/strong> and destroying two civilian houses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports indicate that with the onset of the dry season, the junta has intensified ground offensives and air raids<\/strong>, following decisions made during a Joint Operations Command (JOC) high-level meeting<\/strong> led by General Kyaw Swar Lin<\/strong>, the junta\u2019s Commander of Coordination for Army, Navy, and Air Force operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9 3. Junta Battalion LIB-102 in Ngwetawng Reportedly Sold Narcotic Drugs to Soldiers Deployed to the Frontlines, Defected Soldier Reveals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A junta soldier who defected to the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF)<\/strong> has revealed that Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 102<\/strong>, based in Ngwetawng, Demoso Township<\/strong>, was selling narcotic drugs to troops<\/strong> assigned to frontline operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the KNDF\u2019s October 8<\/strong> press release, the defector\u2014identified as Private Aung Ko Ko Htine<\/strong>\u2014had been forcibly conscripted through the local ward administration office, sent to a five-week military training program<\/strong>, and later deployed to the battlefields in Loikaw<\/strong>, Mobye<\/strong>, and Demoso<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a 23-minute video testimony<\/strong> released by the KNDF, Aung Ko Ko Htine described his experiences in combat and confirmed the sale of narcotics by senior officers to frontline soldiers. The KNDF urged the public to watch the full video to understand the realities faced by conscripted troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that after completing his short training, he was first sent to Loikaw<\/strong>, then deployed for over three months<\/strong> to the Mobye frontline<\/strong>, and later assigned to the Demoso area<\/strong>, where he eventually defected to the KNDF<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aung Ko Ko Htine recounted that during the battle near Pyi Aung Yar Tanar Gate<\/strong> in Demoso, five junta soldiers<\/strong>, including a sergeant major<\/strong>, were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also testified that junta troops in Demoso routinely looted property<\/strong> from civilian homes, stripped electrical wires to sell the copper<\/strong>, and set fire to houses<\/strong>\u2014a pattern of widespread looting and destruction carried out by the regime\u2019s forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, he said that many newly conscripted soldiers were being killed in combat<\/strong> in Karenni State<\/strong>, with their bodies buried by the roadside<\/strong> and no official notification<\/strong> ever sent to their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the army, commanding officers often threaten troops, saying,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen a soldier dies, all the army gives is one sheet of paper and a 300-kyat pen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the junta\u2019s frequent threats that \u201cdefectors will be executed,\u201d Aung Ko Ko Htine urged other soldiers to surrender, stating that unlike the junta\u2019s propaganda, the revolutionary forces treat defectors with respect, warmth, and care<\/strong>, without torture or abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The KNDF further reported that the terrorist junta army<\/strong>, seeking to reclaim territories lost in Karenni State<\/strong>, has been collaborating with the Pa-O National Organization (PNO)<\/strong> to launch joint offensives<\/strong> along the Shan\u2013Karenni border<\/strong>, including areas such as Mobye<\/strong>, Pekhon<\/strong>, and along the Demoso\u2013Pruso\u2013Bawlakhe highway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9 4. Junta Airstrike on Monastery Shelter in Nwar Htoe Gyi Township Injures at Least 10 Displaced Civilians, Including Children<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least ten displaced civilians<\/strong>, including children<\/strong>, were injured when the terrorist junta\u2019s air force<\/strong> bombed a monastery sheltering war refugees<\/strong> in Nwar Htoe Gyi Township<\/strong>, Mandalay Region<\/strong>, according to local reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attack occurred at around 8:30 a.m.<\/strong> when a junta aircraft dropped bombs on a monastery in Ma Kyee Kone Village<\/strong>, where displaced residents were taking refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A humanitarian official from the Nwar Htoe Gyi Township People\u2019s Administration Team<\/strong> confirmed to several news outlets that multiple civilians\u2014including young children\u2014sustained injuries<\/strong> from the airstrike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the exact number of casualties<\/strong> could not yet be independently verified, sources confirmed that no fewer than ten people were wounded<\/strong>, and the full extent of the damage was still being investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nwar Htoe Gyi Journal<\/strong>, which monitors local events, reported that the monastery\u2014located south of Nwar Htoe Gyi Town\u2014was struck by aerial bombs at around 8:30 a.m.<\/strong>, injuring at least ten children<\/strong>, one of whom had a leg severed<\/strong>. As of 11:00 a.m.<\/strong>, the total casualty count had not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These reports were filed by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Oct 08, 2025 Evening \ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9 1. GSCB Releases Video Footage of Junta Airstrike on Bontaw Village, Chaung-U Township October 8 The General Strike Coordination Body (GSCB) has released video footage documenting the incident in Bontaw Village, Nyaung Pin Thar Village…<\/p>\n

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