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August 28, 2025 |
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Apartment building in Ukraine destroyed by a Russian bomb. A mural was painted over the ruins. |
Rangers Provide Aid Across Burma and Ukraine |
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Burma Army violence in Karen and Karenni states continued, with torture, forced conscription, bombings, and drone strikes that killed six and injured 11. Notable among these was an airstrike that struck a monastery. Rangers delivered food, medical care, and aid to flood-affected and displaced communities. At the same time, Rangers conducted a mission in Ukraine, and documented Russia drone attacks that killed at least eight and wounded over two dozen civilians. Rangers supported survivors with evacuations, relief, and $15,000 of drone detection gear for frontline police. |
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Left: Rangers use boats to reach IDPs affected by flooding. Right: A food distribution to IDPs. |
Top: Rangers use boats to reach IDPs affected by flooding. Bottom: A food distribution to IDPs. |
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In Kler Lwe Htoo District, the Burma Army took IDPs captive for torture, forcibly conscripted villagers into the Burma Army, and bombed a village, while Rangers distributed food for flood and IDP relief to people in six villages.
On Aug. 20, in Za Lok Gyi Village (Hsaw Hti Township), IDPs returned to their homes to take care of household materials. Upon arrival they were met with over fifteen Burma Army soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 598, who captured and tortured the IDPs, then released all but three. The next day, on Aug. 21 in Shwe Gyin Town (Hsaw Hti Township), the Burma Army captured 50 people for forcible conscription to their army.
The same day, in Toe Ta Dah Village (Ler Doh Township), Rangers distributed food to IDPs. On Aug. 25 in Nyaung Aei, Tha Seik, Sa Suu, Sa Pe, and Ko Ka villages (Hsaw Hti Township) Rangers distributed food to people affected by seasonal flooding.
Near the end of the week, on Aug. 22 in Law Mu Thaw Village (Ler Doh Township), a Burma Army jet dropped two bombs in the morning which landed 100 meters from homes. No villagers were harmed. |
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Left: A monastery destroyed by a Burma military airstrike that killed two monks. Right: Children stand excitedly beside donations given by ‘Act Now Children’s Fund’. |
Top: A monastery destroyed by a Burma military airstrike that killed two monks. Bottom: Children stand excitedly beside donations given by ‘Act Now Children’s Fund’. |
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Six were killed and 11 injured across Doo Tha Htoo, Hpa-an, Thaton, and Dooplaya districts of central Karen State after Burma Army attacks. Ranger efforts continued as they provided humanitarian aid through donation deliveries and medical care despite ongoing violence.
On Aug. 24, at Chan Myae Par Yami Monastery in Nga Pyaw Taw Village, Kyeh Htoh Township (Doo Tha Htoo District, a Burma military airstrike killed two monks, injured eight others, and destroyed multiple buildings. On Aug. 25, in Windayal Village, Hpa-an Township (Doo Tha Htoo District), at 0720 hours, a clash occurred between a Border Guard Force (BGF) force and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Battalion 1, Brigade 1, after the BGF, led by Commander Pi, attempted to collect taxes near Noh Phar Dong Village.
In Kaw T’ree Township (Dooplaya District), Rangers supported villagers and soldiers with medical aid and donation deliveries, while one KNLA soldier suffered a severe injury after stepping on a landmine. On Aug. 19, Rangers treated a six-month-old baby with an illness in Mawtu Village. The following day, Rangers delivered donated supplies to soldiers at the Wawlay Artillery Hill Base. In Mawtu Village On Aug. 21, Rangers distributed toys, snacks, school uniforms, shoes, and other items donated from the ‘Act Now Children’s Fund’ to a temporary school for IDP children. The day after, at Wawlay Artillery Hill Base, KNLA troops searched near a Burma Army base for packages dropped by a Y-12 aircraft. During the search, a KNLA soldier stepped on a landmine and sustained severe injuries to his right leg. On Aug. 23, Rangers provided medical aid to a woman suffering from a chronic cough and fever in Cha Poe Khee Village.
In Lu Pleh Township (Hpa-an District) on Aug. 19, at 1715 hours and again at 1750 hours, the Burma Army used drones to attack the local school in U Moo Hta Village. The roof was damaged, but no injuries were reported. |
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Ranger medics treat wounded soldiers that teams evacuated from the frontlines. |
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On Aug. 18, Rangers evacuated and treated injured resistance soldiers from an armed clash between Burma military LIB (102), Karen Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and People Defense Force (PDF) in Mar Nar Pa Lot Village, Demoso Township (Loikaw District). The battle caused deaths on both sides. During the battle, Burma military used drones, 120 mm mortars, jets, and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) rockets. |
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Rangers evacuate two civilians forced from their homes by Russian attacks. |
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The Russian military increased attacks in Ukraine the night before Trump and Zelensky met. Rangers responded by documenting and praying with victims of one of the attacks and providing $15,000 of sensor gear to police responsible for communities within 11km of the frontlines.
On 17 Aug. in Sloviansk City, Donetsk Oblast, Rangers provided $15,000 of sensor and charging equipment to the Kramatorsk and Sloviansk Police departments. The gear helps to detect incoming drones and other threats, helping to protect the officers and civilians under their care. Rangers provided the equipment to aid the police who are the first responders to civilians under regular Russian attacks in their communities near the encroaching frontlines. The following day, the Russian military attacked a brick factory with a Shahed drone, killing one and wounding one civilian.
On 18 Aug. in Kharkiv City, Kharkiv Oblast, the Russian military attacked an apartment building with four Shahed drones, killing seven civilians and wounding 23, including a family whose apartment caught fire, killing the mother and severely burning the children. Rangers arrived the next day to pray with families, document the attack, and give relief funds.
Both attacks were part of a country-wide increase in attacks, the most in a single night this August, to increase perceived Russian dominance and cause terror in the Ukrainian populace in order to increase political pressure before the meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
On 18 Aug. in a small settlement in vicinity of Mykolaivka Village, Donetsk Oblast, Rangers helped evacuate two civilians and their belongings from a village regularly struck by Russian attacks. |
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