Myanmar’s junta conducted 92 shelling attacks and airstrikes between March 28 to April 8, killing 72 people and injuring 91 amid the earthquake devastation, according to the Human Rights Ministry of the civilian National Unity Government (NUG).
The ministry on Wednesday said Sagaing and Mandalay regions, which were severely impacted by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, reported the highest numbers of junta attacks, with 18 shelling attacks and airstrikes in each region.
Junta assaults on civilian and resistance targets were reported in eight Sagaing Region townships, many of which were quake-affected. The ministry said six people were killed and 15 injured.
Junta airstrikes and shelling targeted eight Mandalay Region townships, including ones close to Mandalay city that was badly impacted by the quake. Two deaths and five injuries were reported in the attacks.