Over 100 killed and 4,000 homes destroyed in Myingyan District as Myanmar junta aerial attacks intensify

Mizzima

A brutal aerial campaign by the Myanmar military junta since January 2026 has devastated Myingyan and Natogyi townships in Myingyan District, Mandalay Region, resulting in the deaths of over 100 people and the destruction of more than 4,000 homes.

Myingyan Township Humanitarian Committee, which compiled the data in cooperation with Mizzima, reports that the actual casualties may be even higher. The attacks have notably targeted religious and public buildings, including monasteries, pagodas, and schools.

“More than 200 houses were destroyed directly by airstrikes alone. In total, over 4,000 homes in villages were burned down, including religious and public buildings such as pagodas, monasteries, and some schools. Among the more than 100 people killed were children, as well as about five monks and novices. Some residents also died of heart attacks during the attacks, even though the bombs did not hit them directly,” the official said.

Villages reported to have been burned or heavily damaged by airstrikes include Chaysay, Kwansaik, Kansink (North), Letwe, Myingni, Sinkut, Tasoe, Male, Nyaungto, Kanhnaung, Ywagyi, Ywathit, Khansatgone, Lonedaw, Thamantaw, Kwinpyangone, Thanpo, Yonesingyi, Yonesinlay, Seto, Shwemadaw, Kwanohn, Incahung, Mangyisu, Hteinpanthitywa, Thamonekaing, Phone, Sanpya, Thaedaw, Layywasone, Letthamarkan, Pyathatgyi, Tazaung, Nabuaing, Pyitawtha, Thabyaythar, Taungshae, and Aungpyisoe.

According to the Myingyan Township Humanitarian Committee, several villages including Ywathitgyi, Magyisu, Kanswe, Letwe, Myingni, Tasoe, Male, Talokemyo, Thinbawtin, Darguun, Nyaungpin, Pyar, and Khansatgone have been almost completely burned to ashes.

“There are fires nearly every day,” a local resident told Mizzima. “Tens of thousands of displaced people are suffering. There is nowhere for them to return to because their homes are being burned until nothing remains. Some of the victims are children.”

The resident also said that more than 30 resistance fighters were reportedly killed in the junta’s airstrikes. However, Mizzima has not been able to independently confirm this claim, as revolutionary forces have not publicly commented on the casualties.

Local sources said the military has been using gyrocopters and paramotors in its air attacks in the northern region, as these aircraft are cheaper to operate than jet fighters and conventional military support planes.

Village burnings by junta forces reportedly continued until 13 March, and residents say military columns have now advanced toward Myaing.

Meanwhile, the advocacy group Justice For Myanmar has called on international governments to impose sanctions on ships, ship owners, operators, fuel storage facilities, and the Myanmar Petrochemical Enterprise that supply jet fuel to the military.

According to Justice For Myanmar, data from the junta’s Myanmar Ports Authority shows that jet fuel imports into Myanmar nearly doubled from 64,562 metric tons in 2024 to 106,604 metric tons in 2025.