Overview
- The U.N. Human Rights Office report, released Monday, verified a minimum of 702 civilian deaths between August 2025 and January 2026 and attributed those deaths to the Myanmar military.
- Air attacks were the deadliest cause with at least 505 civilians killed by fighter jets, drones, paramotors and gyrocopters, including hundreds of women and children.
- Civilian deaths spiked after the junta announced elections in August and again in December as the military advanced on the battlefield, with Sagaing the most lethal region and mass-casualty events in Chaung-U and Tabayin.
- The U.N. called on states to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court and to halt transfers of arms, jet fuel and dual‑use items, and warned that cuts to aid and restricted access have worsened shortages of medical care and protection for civilians.
- The findings are set against the 2021 coup and tightly controlled 2026 polls that installed coup leader Min Aung Hlaing as president, and they seek to spur renewed international accountability and humanitarian action.