Myanmar junta bombs hospital on Yakkansin Mountain, kills new mother, injures 12

Myanmar junta forces carried out two aerial attacks on Myitta Nanda Hospital atop Yakkansin Mountain near the Madaya–Singu border in Mandalay Region late on 22 June, killing a woman who had just given birth and injuring 12 others, according to the Pyin Oo Lwin District People’s Defence Organization.

The group reported that two 300-pound bombs were dropped at 11:05 pm and 11:10 pm, striking the hospital’s maternity ward.

A woman in her 30s from Si Taw Junction Road village, Madaya Township, died instantly, while a 35-year-old woman sustained critical injuries. Eleven more patients were wounded, though their injuries are said to be non-life-threatening.