PM Anutin visits injured soldier in Ubon Ratchathani

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana, a bomb disposal officer injured by a landmine.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana at Sappasitthiprasong Camp Hospital on August 23, 2026.
•Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana lost his right ankle after stepping on a PMN-2 anti-personnel mine near Chong An Ma on August 17.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledged that the government would provide support for the family of Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana.
•Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana will be transferred to Phramongkutklao Hospital in approximately 2 weeks for a prosthetic leg.

•On August 17, Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana stepped on a PMN-2 anti-personnel mine near Chong An Ma.
•On August 23, 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana at Sappasitthiprasong Camp Hospital in Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul spoke with the wife and son of Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana and provided gifts of encouragement.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed the government will take care of the family of Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana.
•The son of Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana told Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul that he wants to be a doctor when he grows up.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that the condition of Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana is safe, though shrapnel wounds still require treatment.
•Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana is scheduled to be transferred to Phramongkutklao Hospital in about 2 weeks to receive a prosthetic leg.

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Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who visited an injured soldier.

Channarong Wongchana(ชาญณรงค์ วงศ์ชนะ)

A Sergeant First Class in the bomb disposal unit who lost his right ankle to a landmine.

Sappasitthiprasong Camp Hospital(โรงพยาบาลค่ายสรรพสิทธิประสงค์)

The medical facility in Ubon Ratchathani where Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana was visited.

Phramongkutklao Hospital(โรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎ)ℹ️

The hospital where Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana will be sent for a prosthetic leg.

Chong An Ma(ช่องอานม้า)

The area near where Sergeant First Class Channarong Wongchana stepped on a landmine.

Ubon Ratchathani(อุบลราชธานี)ℹ️

The province where Sappasitthiprasong Camp Hospital is located.