A devastating campaign of aerial bombardments by the Myanmar Air Force has left 143 civilians dead and 264 injured across Myanmar in the first 40 days since regime leader Min Aung Hlaing announced his “100-day peace offer” on April 20, according to data compiled by DVB.
The regime in Naypyidaw has sharply intensified its operations across the country since Min Aung Hlaing, who was inaugurated Myanmar’s president by a pro-military parliament on April 10, invited resistance forces and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs)—including signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)—to engage in “dialogue” in the capital, Naypyidaw, before the end of July.
Despite the regime’s public push for talks, no resistance groups have pledged to attend.
A multitude of aerial assaults
Between April 20 and June 3, DVB documented at least 298 airstrikes spanning nearly every region and state in Myanmar:
| Region / State | Documented Airstrikes |
| Sagaing Region | 75 |
| Chin State | 57 |
| Magway Region | 41 |
| Arakan State | 21 |
| Bago, Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwaddy, Mandalay regions, Karen, Mon, Karenni, Shan, Kachin states | 104 |
The military has diversified and advanced its aerial tactics to deliberately target civilians and residential areas, deploying aircraft alongside Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs/drones), gyrocopters, and paramotors, according to DVB data.
In Arakan State’s Taungup Township—which was seized by the Arakan Army (AA) on November 24, 2024—local residents report facing relentless daily bombardments.
“Civilians living here have faced daily airstrikes,”
a Taungup resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity.
The heavy targeting of Arakan State follows a sweeping territorial rout of the military regime; the AA has successfully captured 14 of the state’s 17 townships, alongside Chin State’s Paletwa Township, since launching its offensive in November 2023.
Resistance rejection and realpolitik
The “peace offer” has been widely condemned by resistance forces as a hollow diplomatic stunt. Two major ethnic revolutionary forces—the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Chin National Front (CNF)—flatly rejected the invitation.
Both groups stated they have “nothing to discuss or negotiate” with a regime that illegitimately seized state power in the February 1, 2021 coup.
Similarly, a May report by the independent think tank, the Institute for Strategy and Policy (ISP-Myanmar), concluded that Min Aung Hlaing’s peace proposal is “vague and lacks concrete foundations,” making it entirely unviable as a comprehensive framework for both pro- and anti-regime factions.
Despite the staggering civilian toll and widespread rejection, Min Aung Hlaing doubled down on his rhetoric. Speaking to pro-regime media on June 3, he maintained that “stability” is paramount for national development, once again calling on all armed actors and individuals operating along the Myanmar-India border and other states to cooperate with his regime.
