Rockets fired from Cambodia struck near Phanom Dong Rak Hospital in Surin province on Wednesday morning. This health facility had been rocket-hit in July.

Rockets fired from Cambodia struck the proximity of Phanom Dong Rak Hospital in Surin province on Wednesday morning. This health facility was previously damaged by rockets fired from Cambodia during border clashes in July.

The Second Army Region reported that Cambodia fired six rockets towards the hospital and its vicinity in Phanom Dong Rak district at 8.40am, necessitating the evacuation of medical personnel and patients for their safety.

Rockets fell on locations at least one kilometre from the hospital, it said.

The hospital had been targeted during the earlier period of Thai-Cambodian clashes in July.

The Second Army, which supervises the Northeast, said that clashes persisted on Wednesday morning across 12 locations: one in Buri Ram province, five in Surin, four in Si Sa Ket and two in Ubon Ratchathani.

The Thai army added that Cambodian forces on Tuesday fired 5,000 rockets and attacked with suicide drones in multiple border areas, especially in Chong An Ma and Chong Bok in Ubon Ratchathani, Thiang Ta Mok area in Si Sa Ket and Chong Khana and Prasat Ta Khwai in Surin.

According to the Second Army, four Thai soldiers were killed and 68 others were injured, while 61 Cambodian soldiers were also reported dead. The regional army had yet to estimate the number of injured Cambodian soldiers.

The First Army Region, which oversees the Central Plains, said its soldiers retrieved an area previously encroached upon by Cambodians in Ban Nong Ya Kaew in Sa Kaeo. Soldiers found Cambodia’s anti-personnel landmines and improvised explosive devices prepared for use in that area.

The First Army also tried to reclaim another encroached area in Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo but faced resistance as the Cambodian military fired rockets at the location. Five Thai soldiers sustained injuries during the operation.