Thai Military Says Border Death Toll Rises to Eight in Clashes With Cambodia

Overview

• Khaosod English cited the Thai armed forces’ social feed announcing the death of an eighth Thai soldier in the ongoing border fighting.
• The Russian embassy in Phnom Penh urged Cambodia and Thailand to resume negotiations under the October 26 Kuala Lumpur understandings.
• Thai statements reported Cambodian BM-21 rocket salvos and the use of kamikaze drones, with Thai air force strikes targeting military infrastructure in response.
• Earlier tallies relayed by TASS put fatalities at a minimum of seven Cambodian and five Thai soldiers, highlighting shifting and contested figures.
• Hostilities broke out on December 7 along the disputed frontier, triggering evacuation orders in four Thai border provinces and competing claims over who fired first.