The regime troops are pushing toward Minletpan and Hpalu villages, south of Myawaddy Town, but have struggled to make progress after more than three months of sustained resistance and effective interceptions by the KNLA. Residents reported that the junta has also been firing rockets at Lay Kay Kaw Town as well as Sweitawkone and Yathaytgu villages. Artillery rounds and rockets have been falling daily on Hpalu, Hpalulay and Minletpan villages, forcing residents to flee. On the morning of January 28, junta jet fighters also carried out airstrikes on Lay Kay Kaw and Yathaytgu,” a Minletpan villager said. More than 5,000 people have been forced to flee their homes across Ingyinmyaing, Minletpan, Hpalu, Hpalulay, Lay Kay Kaw, Yathaytgu and Hteemeiwahkhee villages and towns in southern Myawaddy, where fighting has raged for months.