Overview

• A military airstrike on May 12, 2025, hit a school in Ohe Htein Twin, Sagaing Region, killing 22 people, including 20 children aged 8 to 17.
• The attack occurred during classroom hours, leaving dozens of students injured, many severely, according to local reports and eyewitnesses.
• Sagaing Region, already devastated by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in late March, faces worsening humanitarian conditions with limited aid access.
• The Myanmar military junta denied the airstrike, claiming state media reports of the incident were fabricated by subversive outlets.
• Since the 2021 coup, the junta has been accused of over 60 massacres, targeting civilians, and escalating violence against resistance groups.