Nine regime troops killed in PDF attack on security checkpoint guarding route to capital

At least nine regime troops were killed on Saturday during a coordinated People’s Defence Force (PDF) attack on a strategic military checkpoint along the Naypyidaw–Magway highway in Magway Region’s Myothit Township. The assault targeted the Shwepan checkpoint, a crucial security post guarding the northwestern approaches to Myanmar’s military-controlled administrative capital, Naypyidaw. Myothit is located 35 to 68 miles (56 to 109 km) east of the region’s capital, Magway. Assault on the Shwepan checkpoint A PDF representative operating under the command of the National Unity Government (NUG) confirmed the details of the engagement: Escalating battles across Magway Region While the regime maintains administrative control over major urban centers in Magway Region, PDF-led resistance forces and allied local militias continue to contest rural corridors, triggering an aggressive military counteroffensive launched earlier this year. Rising civilian toll in resistance strongholds The assault near Naypyidaw follows a period of heavy clashes and severe civilian impact across northern Magway Region: