Myanmar Resistance Group Says It Hit a Military Air Base at Mandalay Airport with Drones

Myanmar’s National Unity Government said its People’s Defence Force used drones to attack a military air base inside Tada-U International Airport near Mandalay. The airport temporarily closed, disrupting domestic and international flights. The PDF claimed five military personnel and three resistance fighters died, though those figures could not be independently verified. Myanmar’s military said six drones were intercepted and that the attack caused no injuries or runway damage. The strike highlights drones’ growing importance in the country’s prolonged civil war