Myanmar junta deputy leader Soe Win reportedly survived a double missile drone attack in the Sagaing Region capital, Monywa, on Tuesday morning.
The Daung Ta Mann resistance group said it worked with allies to fly two drones armed with bombs at the heliport in the Northwestern Command headquarters.
They were tipped off about a visit by an unknown junta commander and a helicopter was providing security above the headquarters during the visit.
A Daung Ta Mann member told The Irrawaddy that two drones were launched about an hour apart in the belief the visitor was junta boss Min Aung Hlaing.
Resistance scouts in Monywa reported two blasts at the military headquarters but details of damage or casualties were unknown.
After the second drone attack, two helicopters took off, according to Daung Ta Mann.
The Irrawaddy could not independently verify the reports.
On Wednesday the junta announced that Soe Win discussed regional stability and security with junta-appointed leaders of Sagaing Region in Monywa.
He also met injured troops at Monywa’s military hospital.
Soe Win’s visit followed the news that resistance groups and the Kachin Independence Army liberated strategically located Pinlebu town in northern Sagaing Region on October 8 after weeks of fighting.
In April, resistance drones targeted the Southeastern Command in Mon State’s capital, Mawlamyine, while Soe Win was visiting.
Some officers were reportedly injured and others killed and Soe Win was not seen in public for nearly a month, sparking speculation that he was hurt in the attack.
In early September, a Karenni resistance group targeted Min Aung Hlaing with shelling while he was visiting the Loikaw Regional Operation Command and Karenni (Kayah) State Hall at Loikaw, the capital of Karenni State.
But the junta boss escaped the attacks.
Other resistance groups targeted Min Aung Hlaing’s Naypyitaw residence, his military headquarters and a major airbase using 28 drones in early April.
