Resistance forces drones attacked the headquarters of the Southeastern Regional Military Command in Mawlamyine, Mon State, despite the deployment of numerous anti-drone systems, during the visit of the Junta’s deputy chief Senior General Soe Win.
At approximately 5:10 pm on April 8, while Junta officials, led by Senior General Soe Win, were conducting an operational meeting at their headquarters in the Rakhinekone area of Mawlamyine, two kamikaze drones struck.
"We carried out the attack using two kamikaze drones. Further assessment of the damage is currently under investigation”, an official from the Alpha Bats Drone Force, operating under the Shar Htoo WOW's Tactical Forces, stated.
Due to the attack, Vice Senior General Soe Win and the regional military commander were promptly evacuated, and concerns arose that two Fokker and jet fighter aircraft could be targeted, prompting immediate scrambling and takeoff, according to the Alpha Bats Drone Force.
Around 9:00 pm on the night of the headquarters attack, locals reported artillery shelling in the vicinity of Mawlamyine, along with strict control of the city's entrances and exits until April 9.
"It seems the Junta increased security to prevent resistance forces from entering Mawlamyine”, a member of the Alpha Bats Drone Force observed.
He encouraged people to persevere, cooperate, and offer assistance as much as possible, as the momentum of resistance warfare is increasing.
On April 6, General Mya Tun Oo, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Co- Minister of Communications within the coup regime, along with a team of Junta officers, were subjected to a cooperative bomb attack from a drone..
This attack was conducted by the drone unit under the 6th Battalion of the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) and the local People's Defense Force (PDF), while General Mya Tun Oo and associates were inspecting the Kawtparan airport and port project area in Mudon Township.
Brigadier General Kyaw Lin Maung, currently serving as the head of the Southeastern Regional Military Command, graduated from batch 40 of the Defense Services Academy (DSA). He has been stationed at the Mawlamyine-based headquarters since March 19.
Locals reported that since the change of its commander, the Southeastern Regional Military Command, responsible for overseeing security and military operations in Mon and Karen states, has intensified artillery attacks and airstrikes in these regions.
