An official from the Khin-U Township True News and Information Team stated that, initial reports indicated nearly 8,000 residents have fled to safety as a result of two columns of Military Council troops engaging in military operations within Khin-U Township, Shwebo District. The news team official commented to NMG, "Arriving in our township yesterday from the Shwebo military
Myanmar junta troops killed an elderly man and destroyed roughly 680 homes in three villages in Sagaing Region’s Khin-U Township on 31 January, according to locals and defence forces.