Air, artillery strikes set grim benchmark for civilian casualties in Myanmar in 2024

On the evening of Dec. 27, Myanmar’s military dropped a massive bomb on Pi King village in Shan state’s Pekon township, creating a crater as deep as a person’s height, according to a resident known as Panda.

“This is where the 500-pound bomb hit a residence and destroyed several other houses in this area,” said Panda who, like others interviewed for this report, spoke to RFA Burmese on condition of anonymity due to security concerns.