Overview

• Videos and photos circulating on social media show sections of the 1901-era span collapsed on the Mandalay–Lashio railway line.
• The junta says the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and People's Defence Forces bombed the bridge, later asserting it was destroyed with mines.
• The TNLA denies involvement and claims a Myanmar army drone strike aimed at its bases struck the structure.
• Fighting has intensified near Nawnghkio and Kyaukme in recent weeks after the military said it recaptured Nawnghkio in July.
• The damage severs a key rail link and harms a prominent heritage site, with independent on-the-ground verification still constrained.