The junta conducted 85 airstrikes over four days across 24 sites controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State, the group's spokesperson said. 

Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the KIA and its political wing, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), said the junta carried out airstrikes on both military and civilian targets in KIA-controlled areas between February 21 and 24. He added that although he could not provide an exact number of bombs dropped, available information suggests at least 100 were used.

“Since February 21, the junta’s airstrikes have surged sharply, targeting not only our bases but also civilian areas,” he told MNJ.

On February 20, around 9:00 p.m., a drone strike hit the airport in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital under junta control, causing no casualties but damaging one aircraft. The junta blamed the KIA for the attack and began intensifying airstrikes in KIA-controlled areas the following day.

The operational areas of KIA brigades 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 11, along with Laiza Town, the KIA’s headquarters, have come under junta airstrikes. These regime attacks caused both civilian casualties and property damage.

The MNJ has confirmed that at least one civilian was killed in the junta’s bombing campaign, though the exact toll is still under investigation.

In Kachin State, ongoing clashes have rocked Bhamo, Waingmaw, and Hpakant townships, while a tense military standoff between the KIA and the junta continues in Putao and Kawnglanghpu townships, as well as in Mohnyin Township’s Indawgyi region.