X'mas present--junta sustains heavy losses.

"Whose family have I fixed within my sights."

MCCutcheon,Christmas in the Trenches.

Some or all of the killed may be new conscripts.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/junta-sustains-heavy-losses-in-battle-for-hill-guarding-arms-factory.html