The Arakan Army (AA) attacked two Military Council vessels in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, on the morning of 4 November and the vessels returned fire, killing one adult and one child and injuring several others, according to locals residents.

The AA attacked the vessels that were travelling along the Kelantan River, and the junta vessels fired heavy artillery at the nearby Shwe Pyi Thit village, a villager told Mizzima.

"There is no battle between the two sides these days. However, at around 9 am, AA began attacking the junta's vessels. That is why junta soldiers from the vessels are launching heavy artillery into nearby Shwe Pyi Thit Village. It is now reported that a child and an adult were killed by heavy artillery," he said.

The victims, including Moe Moe Yee, San Oo Kyaw, Oo Thein May, and Tun Shwe Than, are reportedly being transported to Kyauktaw Hospital by the Kyauktaw Charity Association for further treatment after heavy artillery landed in the village of Shwe Pyi Thit.

According to another villager, the houses in Shwe Pyi Thit village were hit by heavy artillery as a result of such shooting, and the villagers are currently fleeing.

"At the hospital, one of the victims was seriously injured and she's in bad condition. It is known that there are still more injured people. I can't say for sure at the moment. All the villagers have fled," said a resident of the village of Shwe Pyi Thit.