8:30 AM, December 26, 2025
Keynote Address by H.E. LTG. Maly Socheata, the Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson:
Update on the situation of the Thai invasion and armed attacks launched on Cambodian territory in the 4th and 5th military regions on December 26, 2025, which entered the 20 days that the Thai side has continuously violated the ceasefire and the joint declaration signed by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on October 26, 2025.
Even though the GBC secretariat meeting has been convened for two days now, the threat and hostility of the Thai invading military against Cambodian sovereignty territory still continues in some areas right at this moment.
- The frontline situation at the 4th military region in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces. The Thai military continues its attacks to invade Cambodian sovereign territory from 5 pm on December 25, 2025, to 8 am on December 26, 2025.
On December 25, 2025
• From 10 pm to 11 pm, the Thai military mobilized additional forces accompanied by armoured vehicles near the area of Ta Mon temple.
On December 26, 2025
At 5:40 am, the Thai military began firing artillery shells into the territorial area behind the Ta Krabei temple, according to its plan to invade Cambodia’s territorial integrity.
• At 6:05 am, the Thai military fired artillery into the area of Ta Mon Temple.
• From 6:49 am to 7 am, the Thai military began firing artillery along with tanks, attempted to infiltrate into Preah Vihear temple, and continued to fire artillery shells into the area of Tamone and Ta Krabei temple.
The situation on some frontlines of the 4th military region is calm, while in other areas, the Thai military continues to carry out its attacks on Cambodian sovereign territory.
2. The frontline situation at the 5th military region in Banteay Meanchey and Battambang provinces. The Thai military continued its attacks on Cambodian sovereign territory from 5 pm on December 25 to 8 am on December 26, 2025.
On December 25, 2025
• From 6 pm on December 25 to 7 am on December 26, the Thai military continued to fire 45 shells and fire flare guns, 15 shells into the area of Thmor Pouk district, Banteay Meanchey province.
• At 7:23 pm, the Thai military fired flare guns into the area of Chok Chey village.
• At 9:08 pm, the Thai military deployed reconnaissance drones violating Cambodian airspace into the area of Chok Chey village.
• At 10:54 pm, the Thai military fired 3 shells into the area of Ta Sda commune, Sampov Loun district, Battambang province.
On December 26, 2025
• At 4:35 am, the Thai military began to fire shells into the area of Prey Chan village.
• From 6:08 am to 7:15 am, the Thai military deployed fighter jets to bombard 40 shells into the area of Chok Chey village.
• At 7:05 am, the Thai military deployed drones to drop bombs into the area of Chok Chey village.
• At 7:20 am, the Thai military deployed reconnaissance drones, violating Cambodian airspace behind the area of Chok Chey village.
• From 7:25 am to 7:26 am, the Thai military fired shells and deployed drones to drop bombs into the area of Prey Chan and Chok Chey villages.
• At 7:45 am, the Thai military continued to intensely fire shells into the area of Prey Chan.From 7:45 am to 8:00 am, the Thai military fired 5 shells into the area of roundabout 58 at Toul Pongro, Poipet municipality, Banteay Meanchey province.
• At 7:53 am, the Thai military deployed reconnaissance drones, violating Cambodian airspace behind the area of Chok Chey village again.
• At 7:55 am, the Thai military deployed toxic gas in the area of Chok Chey village.
In the situation on some front lines in the 5th military region, it is calm, while in other areas, the Thai military continues to carry out its attacks on Cambodian sovereign territory.
The Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia wishes to reiterate that Cambodia’s rise to self-defence is solely targeted at the Thai military targets and has never targeted civilian areas. Conversely, the Thai side has deliberately attacked locations where Cambodian civilians reside, resulting in an increasing number of deaths and injuries to innocent Cambodian civilians.
Time and time again, the Thai military has utilized deceptive tactics to mask its violation of Cambodian sovereignty and territorial integrity in blatant defiance of established international legal frameworks. The Thai military’s systemic aggression against Cambodia is characterised by the deployment of heavy and destructive weapons and equipment, including F-16s, T-50TH fighter jets, naval warships, various types of heavy artillery, cluster bombs, toxic gas, all types of advanced drones, DTI-2 and DTI-1G multiple rocket launchers, as well as other types of heavy weaponry to attack Cambodia indiscriminately, both innocent civilians and sites of world cultural heritage. Such conduct identifies Thailand as a state that destroys peace and security, not only between Cambodia and the entire region, but also to serve its expansionist ambitions and aggression against smaller and weaker countries.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia demands that the Thai military immediately cease its campaign of systemic misinformation and distortion. The path toward peace requires an immediate cessation of hostility, strict adherence to the ceasefire, and the full re-implementation of the joint declaration on the peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand. The Thai leadership must now demonstrate its sincerity, transparency, and commitment to international laws through responsible action rather than hollow rhetoric and deception.
Cambodia reaffirms its firm commitment to respect and strictly abides by the terms of the ceasefire and the joint declaration on the peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, acting with the utmost goodwill and responsibility. Cambodia is resolutely committed to the peace settlement of disputes in accordance with international laws, as well as all existing treaty conventions and agreements, with the objective of finding a just, equitable, and lasting resolution. Consequently, Cambodia further expresses its earnest hope that the Thai side will equally respect and adhere to the joint declaration on the peace agreement signed by both countries on October 26, 2025.
In the end, Cambodia calls on the international community to strongly condemn Thailand’s violation of the joint declaration and its repeated war crimes and unlawful activities, as well as demand that Thailand must take full responsibility for such brazen violations. Cambodia urges that Thailand immediately stop all hostile activities and withdraw its forces from Cambodia’s territorial integrity and avoid acts of incursion and aggression that threaten peace and stability in the region as a whole. For further updates regarding the frontline situation, please visit the official media channels of the Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia.
