Six women killed in bombing of Kunchan village, Budalin Township

Six women killed in bombing of Kwan Kyar village, Budalin Township

October 21

Six local women were killed when the military junta carried out an aerial bombing attack on Kwan Kyar village in Budalin Township, Sagaing Region, according to a statement released by the Budalin Township Humanitarian Group.

At around 2:30 pm on October 20, a gyrocopter that took off from the Northwest Regional Military Command in Monywa dropped one bomb on Kwan Kyar village in Budalin Township and then carried out a further attack with one suicide drone, it is reported.

"Four died on the spot instantly. The other two died on the way to receive medical treatment," the official in charge of the Budalin Township Humanitarian Group said.

The bombing attack killed four members of one family and two sisters, and the dead are reported to be one 13-year-old, one 15-year-old, two 17-year-olds, one 22-year-old and one 40-year-old.

During October 2026, the military junta carried out six aerial attacks on Budalin Township, and nine civilians were killed in those attacks, it is learned.