[2][3] On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar Armed Forces staged a coup d'état and deposed the democratically elected government led by the National League for Democracy.

Let Yet Kone (also spelt Letyetkon) is situated in the traditional Bamar Buddhist heartland, which quickly emerged as a stronghold of resistance against military rule.

Given the fierce resistance, by November 2021, the Burmese military had begun launching airstrikes in Sagaing to regain control, forcing thousands of villagers to flee.

[11] Both armed forces branches are under the command of Min Aung Hlaing, who also heads the military junta, the State Administration Council.

[11] In the immediate aftermath of the attack, 50,000 nearby villagers living on the western bank of the Mu River fled their homes.

[14] Army troops had secretly cremated victims' corpses at Ye-U cemetery, which is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the village.

[17] On 30 November, it began a new campaign, committing arson and raiding over 2,000 homes in 19 villages in Depayin Township, where Let Yet Kone is located.

'[9][20][12] The opposition National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG) issued a statement strongly condemning the targeted attack, calling the massacre a war crime.

[25] In February 2023, the Canadian and British governments imposed new measures on the supply and sale of aviation fuel to Myanmar.