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Three civilians killed by airstrikes in Magway Region

Three civilians were killed and at least 10 others were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on Kyatthouktwin village, west of Natmauk Township of Magway Region, on Monday, residents told DVB. No fighting between regime and resistance forces was reported in the area. Natmauk is located 34 miles (54 km) east of the region’s capital Magway. 

“Two men and one woman were killed instantly. Amongst the injured people, three are in critical condition,” an aid worker told DVB on the condition of anonymity. A People’s Defense Force (PDF) spokesperson in Natmauk claimed that a fighter jet from Meiktila Air Base in Mandalay Region carried out the airstrikes on the village.  

DVB has documented that at least 1,527 people have been killed and 3,462 have been injured by airstrikes since March 28.  The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) project has documented at least 80,000 killed in Burma since the 2021 military coup. At least 1,441 people were killed in 743 airstrikes in 2024, according to DVB data.