2025 Mrauk-U hospital airstrike

Mrauk U hospital airstrike
Part of the Myanmar civil war
Mrauk U
Mrauk U (Myanmar)
Location20°36′29″N 93°10′34″E / 20.60806°N 93.17611°E / 20.60806; 93.17611
Mrauk U, Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar
Date10 December 2025
At 21:13 MMT
TargetHospital
Attack type
Airstrike
WeaponsBombs dropped from military aircraft
Deaths33-34
Injured70-80+
PerpetratorsTatmadaw (Myanmar military)

On the night of 10 December 2025, a Myanmar military airstrike struck the general hospital in Mrauk‑U Township, located in western Rakhine State, Myanmar. The attack killed approximately more than 33 people and injured more than 70–80, including patients, caregivers, and hospital staff. The bombing caused severe destruction to the facility, leaving wards, operating theaters, and nearby residential areas damaged. According to witnesses, aid workers, and the local group Arakan Army (AA), the strike was carried out by the military junta. The attack occurred amid the preceding Myanmar's planned national elections on 28 December 2025 and coincided with International Human Rights Day which drew attention for targeting a civilian medical facility.