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Myanmar National Airlines Flight Targeted in Drone Attack at Myitkyina Airport, No Casualties Reported
Myanmar National Airlines Flight Targeted in Drone Attack at Myitkyina Airport, No Casualties Reported On the night of February 20, 2025, Myanmar National Airlines Flight XY‑AMI, an ATR 72‑600, was targeted in a coordinated drone attack while preparing for takeoff at Myitkyina Airport, located in Kachin State. The incident, which occurred at around 8:12 p.m., involved multiple first-person-view (FPV) suicide drones launched by fighters from the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the People’s Defence Force (PDF), two groups involved in Myanmar’s ongoing conflict. The attack caused localized structural damage to the...