A spokesperson for the NUG’s affiliate in Naypyitaw, the People’s Defence Force (PDF) said it carried out the attack under the instruction of the NUG’s defence ministry and said it took place in two locations, one of which was an air force base. It did not provide details of the attack.
The NUG’s defence ministry could not immediately be reached for details of the alleged attack and other NUG sources referred Reuters to the group’s initial statement.
Myanmar is locked in a civil war between the military on one side and, on the other, a loose alliance of ethnic minority rebels and so-called PDFs, a movement spawned out of the junta’s bloody crackdown on anti-coup protests.
Its military-installed president last year said the country was at risk of breaking apart, while its ruling general in a national address last week called for unity among the people and military to fight armed groups with foreign backing who were seeking to destroy the country and derail plans to hold an election.
Citing unnamed military and security personnel, news outlets BBC Burmese and Khit Thit reported the runway of the air force base had been closed to remove munitions. The runway is connected to the city’s civilian airport.
News outlet Mizzima said, without providing a source, that 16 drones were used to attack the military base and 13 were used in an attack on the air force base.
Reuters could not independently verify the information.