In battles that occurred in townships near Naypyidaw in June, more than 40 people including 4 officers died on the army side, PDF troops are continuing to fight to gain territorial control

Yangon, July 2 In battles that occurred in townships near Naypyidaw in June, more than 40 people including 4 officers died on the army side, and PDF troops are continuing to fight to gain territorial control, according to the Naypyidaw Command Operations Officer who spoke to Yangon Khit Thit Media. During the past month of June, in the operational areas of the Naypyidaw Command, including the eastern bank of the Sit Taung River in Swar and Yetharshae townships in Bago Region, and the Central Loema operational areas in Aunglan, Toungoo Gyi, and Natmauk townships in Magway Region, battles were fought to gain territorial control. As a result, more than 40 people, including 4 officers, died on the Military Council side, and many, including one police station chief, were injured. In addition, 18 small arms, ammunition, and related equipment were seized from the Military Council troops. "These are operations carried out in all operational areas of the Naypyidaw Command during the month of June. Enemy offensives were involved. Our side also launched offensives. Frankly speaking, our side mainly used defensive and counter-offensive tactics. These areas are close to Naypyidaw. They are also close to the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway and the old Yangon-Mandalay road, so they are fighting fiercely to prevent the enemy from losing these areas and for us to gain control of them," the Naypyidaw Command Operations Officer told Yangon Khit Thit Media. On June 3, PDF battalions under Naypyidaw Command Divisions 18 and 19, in cooperation with the Naypyidaw People's Defense Force, attacked and captured the village outpost of Swar Magyi (Swar Village) on the eastern bank of the Sit Taung River in Swar Township, Bago Region, where approximately 60 Military Council troops were stationed. On June 5, approximately 100 Military Council troops who advanced into Pitaukone village on the eastern bank of the Sit Taung River in Yetharshae Township, Bago Region, were met with defensive attacks by battalions from Naypyidaw Command Divisions 18 and 19. Due to heavy casualties on the ground, the Military Council used aircraft, drones, and significant heavy artillery support. On June 15, Military Council troops who advanced towards Kyun Gyi village on the eastern bank of the Sit Taung River in Yetharshae Township, Bago Region, were met with defensive attacks by battalions from Naypyidaw Command Divisions 18 and 19. As a result, Military Council troops suffered heavy casualties and retreated. On June 18, battalions from Naypyidaw Command Divisions 18 and 19 jointly launched a counter-offensive against the Military Council troops stationed at the border of Pitaukone village and Kyun Gyi village on the eastern bank of the Sit Taung River in Yetharshae Township, Bago Region. The Military Council troops suffered heavy casualties and retaliated with drones, heavy weapons, tanks, Y12s, MI35s, and jet fighters. On June 24, battalions from Naypyidaw Command Divisions 18 and 19 jointly launched a second counter-offensive against the Military Council troops stationed in Pitaukone village and Kyun Gyi village on the eastern bank of the Sit Taung River in Yetharshae Township, Bago Region. The Military Council troops suffered heavy casualties and retreated from Pitaukone village. Similarly, on June 4, near Kin Gyi village in the eastern part of Natmauk Township, a township close to Naypyidaw, PDF battalions under Naypyidaw Command Division 17 jointly attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying the Saik Kaing police station chief of the Military Council with landmines. Furthermore, on June 15, a vehicle carrying 4 officers, including a Major, from the Military Council, which departed from the direction of Satwa village in Toungoo Gyi Township, Magway Region, was ambushed by the Loema Fighter Task Force under Naypyidaw Command Division 17 and allied forces on a section of the Yangon-Pyay road between Kopin and Satwa. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.