Thai Examiner
15th Thai soldier loses foot on the Thai Cambodian border. Hospitalised with additional shrapnel wounds
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PMN-2 mine tears off part of Thai soldier Chanarong Wongchana’s right leg during a Chong An Ma clearance mission. He becomes the 15th Thai soldier to lose a foot since 2025 hostilities flared. The army sealed the site and is preparing new mine checks
Key facts
- PMN-2 mine tears off part of Thai soldier Chanarong Wongchana’s right leg during a Chong An Ma clearance mission
- PMN-2 blast wounds soldier as army halts operations and orders full medical care and welfare support
- Mine clearance teams face concealed PMN-2 threat across hazardous ground after earlier border fighting
- A Thai soldier lost part of his right leg after stepping on a PMN-2 landmine at the tense Cambodian border on Monday
- He is the fifteenth Thai soldier to lose a foot since hostilities flared up in 2025.
- Mine clearance followed earlier fighting at Chong An Ma
Summary
A Thai soldier lost part of his right leg after stepping on a PMN-2 landmine at the tense Cambodian border on Monday. Sergeant Major Chanarong Wongchana was clearing dangerous ground at Chong An Ma after Thai forces pushed Cambodian troops from the area. The blast also left him with severe shrapnel wounds to his right hand and body. However, he remained conscious and was later reported stable.
A Thai soldier lost part of his right leg after stepping on a PMN-2 landmine near Cambodia on Monday. The blast struck during a mine clearance mission at Chong An Ma in Ubon Ratchathani Province. Sergeant Major Chanarong Wongchana also suffered severe shrapnel wounds to his right hand and body. However, he remained conscious as fellow personnel rushed him from the minefield.