May 31, 2024

Due to artillery and air strikes by the Myanmar military council’s forces, over 100 civilians died across the country from May 1 to May 30, 2024, according to a news release from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) on May 30.

The air strikes resulted in the deaths of 52 people, including 30 men and 22 women, with Magway Region having the highest civilian death toll, accounting for 22 of those deaths.

Artillery fire resulted in the deaths of 52 people, including 23 men and 29 women, with Rakhine State having the highest death toll at 13, according to the report.

The AAPP stated that these figures have been verified along with the names of the deceased.

According to a May 22 release from the independent research organization “Nyan Lin Thit Analytical Group,” air strikes by the military council’s forces have been most frequent and have resulted in increased casualties in 2024, the third year of the coup.

The Nyan Lin Thit Analytical Group reported that from January to April 2024, there were 819 air strikes by the military council’s forces, averaging six strikes per day.

(This news has been translated using AI.)