Narinjara, 19 May, 2025 

According to Brave Warriors for Myanmar (BWM), a rocket attack on the military council’s Taungoo (Ketumati) air base resulted in the deaths of 10 air force personnel, including one officer, and left 12 others injured. 

The assault was carried out by the BWM group, the Mountain Knight Civilian Defense Forces (MKCDF), Anti-Coup People’s Liberation Force (ACPLF), and the Thandaung North Special Region Group. 

A report from Sunday states that the militant factions launched 11 rounds of 107 mm rockets toward the airbase at 1:48 am on May 18, with 8 out of the 11 rockets successfully impacting the airbase. 

The statement indicated that the Taungoo Air Base served as a crucial military air base for the council to carry out war crimes involving bombing and murdering civilians. 

"Taungoo Air Base acts as a crucial base for the military council to carry out war crimes against civilians. It is also a military airfield currently engaged in the aerial assaults against the revolutionary functions of the southern revolutionary forces. Consequently, we, the BWM and our partners, are executing BWM Mission 37 by assaulting and subduing the Taungoo (Ketumati) Air Base," the statement indicated. 

A subsequent press release after the attack was also released on the morning of May 19. 

The follow-up statement indicated that in the assault on Taungoo Air Base, two lieutenant colonels, two captains, and six other personnel, including an air chief, lost their lives. 

A total of 10 individuals lost their lives at the scene. Twelve members of the air force were injured and transported to the hospital.

Moreover, two fighter jets and a Y-8 sustained damage. Two warehouses for aircraft spare parts were damaged, and a drone warehouse was also ignited. 

Certain vehicles carrying supplies and a lounge for air force staff were also affected. 

The BWM furthermore urged the revolutionary forces and the populace to unite in order to defeat the military council’s air power, which includes air forces, fighter jets, pilots, aircraft fuel, and bomb production facilities.