DVB documents 122 people killed by aerial attacks since April 10; Art exhibit on rising toll of airstrikes

DVB documents 122 people killed by aerial attacks since April 10

At least 122 individuals have been killed and 240 others have been injured in 219 aerial attacks, which includes airstrikes, gyrocopter, motorized paraglider and drone, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), attacks carried out by regime forces nationwide since Min Aung Hlaing was inaugurated as Burma’s president by a pro-military parliament on April 10 following elections called a “sham” by the U.N. and several western countries.

One civilian and one Buddhist nun were injured by airstrikes in Sharbinkyun village on May 15, the People’s Defence Force (PDF) in Sagaing Region’s Chaung-U Township told DVB. Chaung-U is located 16 miles (25 km) south of Sagaing Region’s capital Monywa. At least 34 individuals were killed and 79 others were injured in 62 aerial attacks in Sagaing Region since April 10, according to DVB data.

Chin State followed Sagaing Region as the second hardest-hit state or region with 34 aerial attacks that killed at least 26 people and injured 12 others. The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) records that 6,300 military air and drone strikes have resulted in at least 4,700 fatalities from Feb. 1, 2021 to Jan. 23, 2026.Discover our airstrikes dashboard here

Yangon factory warns workers to return or lose jobs

The Nay Shwe Win garment factory in Yangon’s Wataya Industrial Zone, located in Shwepyitha Township, announced on Saturday that the 85 workers who went on strike following the dismissal of 19 of their colleagues must return to work by May 18 or be regarded as having “voluntarily quit” from their jobs. The factory stated that the 19 workers were dismissed on May 9 due to a shortage of orders and raw materials.

A worker told DVB on the condition of anonymity that those dismissed on May 9 included key union members and leaders, adding that the factory refused to pay severance compensation. A labor activist told DVB on the condition of anonymity that the 19 workers had submitted an application to form a union with the regime’s Labor Department on March 23 but were dismissed after the factory owner learned about the effort.

The Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM) condemned the targeted firing of union leaders, claiming that this violates International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 87, which grants workers freedom of association and the right to unionize. Burma has been a member of the ILO since its independence in 1948. The Nay Shwe Win garment factory employs around 700 workers, according to the STUM.