NUG-MoD states that Tagaung City has captured
On August 14, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the National Unity Government (NUG) stated that the offensive to Tagaung City, in the Thabeikkyin Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region, led by No. (1) Military Divisional Command, Mandalay, began on the morning of August 11 and captured it by the night of August 12.
During the city capture battle, the Special Operation Battalion - 3, No. (511) Battalion, No. (4) Mann District Battalion, Mandalay Region's drone forces, and the PDF of Thabeikkyin Township/Tagaung Circuit launched a joint offensive, and the city was captured after attacking the military bases such as the GAD office, hospital, and police station on August 11, and Lemyethna Temple on August 12. Currently, the revolutionary forces have captured 77 cities.
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