The Human Rights Ministry of the civilian National Unity Government (NUG) claims that during the earthquake destruction, Myanmar's junta carried out 92 airstrikes and shelling operations between March 28 and April 8, killing 72 people and injured 91 more.
According to the government on Wednesday, the areas most affected by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake—Sagaing and Mandalay—reported the most junta attacks, with 18 shelling attacks and airstrikes apiece, reports The Irrawaddy.
Eight townships in the Sagaing Region, many of which were damaged by earthquakes, reported junta attacks on rebel and civilian targets. According to the government, there were 15 injuries and six fatalities.
Eight townships in the Mandalay Region were the target of Junta bombing and shelling, including ones near Mandalay city that suffered significant damage from the earthquake. The attacks were said to have resulted in two fatalities and five injuries.
Following the March 28 earthquake, a number of anti-regime and NUG-aligned organizations announced ceasefires to facilitate rescue efforts.
However, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing openly rejected the ceasefires and pledged to carry up with military operations.
He claimed that armed groups were still training in spite of truce declarations, which amounted to ongoing attacks, at a contribution ceremony for earthquake rescue efforts in Naypyitaw on April 1.
Based on reports, on March 31, military airstrikes killed over 30 trainees and injured another 20 at a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) training facility in Mohnyin District, Kachin State.
After China pressed the dictatorship to guarantee the safety of earthquake relief workers and supplies, the junta announced a 20-day ceasefire on April 2 ahead of Min Aung Hlaing's departure to Thailand for a seven-nation Bimstec regional conference. The appeal came after a Chinese Red Cross convoy in northern Shan State was shot at by government troops.
However, airstrikes persisted throughout the nation, including in the Mandalay, Magwe, and Sagaing districts, as well as in the states of Kachin, Chin, and Rakhine.
While some parties have attacked junta forces, anti-government groups have accused the regime of violating the earthquake truce.
In the northern Sagaing Region's Indaw Township, the junta's final base was overrun and the town was taken on Monday by the KIA, All Burma Students' Democratic Front, and rebel supporters.
Since the regime had already violated its quake truce, the KIA defended the onslaught.
After taking down the final regime base in Falam town, the Chin Brotherhood, which consists of six anti-government organizations, took control of Falam Township in Chin State on Monday.
