A resistance fighter Wai Gyi of Yaesagyo People's Defense Force said that on 22 December, local resistance forces ambushed a Military Council column in Htanpinchaung village, Yaesagyo Township in Magwe Region. As a result of the ambush, three junta soldiers died and many were wounded.

"We waited for the junta's column on the hill of Ywartharaye village before attacking. We exchanged fired for about half-hour. We saw dead bodies and injured soldiers because we were shooting at the hill. As far as we know, three junta soldiers were killed and numerous others were injured," a resistance fighter Wai Gyi of Yaesagyo People's Defense Force said.

According to Yaesagyo People's Defense Force, the junta column set fire to two houses near Ywartharaye village before moving on to the villages near the foot of Shinma Mountain.

Since 14 December, Military Council troops have been torching villages in Yaesagyo Township, while local resistance forces have also carried out resistance attacks.

The Yaesagyo People's Defense Force, Myaing PDF, Pakokku People Defense Force, King Cobra People Defense Force, Urban Underground Revolution Force, and Pakokku Urban Guerrilla Force all collaborated in this attack.