At least 170 people were killed in military air strikes during Myanmar's weeks' long election period, the United Nations has said.
Credible sources had counted the civilian deaths, the UN rights office reported, alongside noting 408 military aerial attacks from December 2025 to late January, when the third and final round of voting was held.
The election itself has been widely condemned as a sham by numerous countries and human rights organizations.
The Union and Solidarity Party (USDP), which is backed by Myanmar's military, was declared the overwhelming winner, a result widely anticipated given the tightly-controlled voting process.
Voting was not feasible in large parts of the country, which is embroiled in civil strife that erupted following the military coup that ousted and imprisoned democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.
Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy, was banned from competing in the elections.
There is widespread belief that the military junta intends to use the elections to sustain its power through proxy political parties.
UN rights chief Volker Turk characterized the election as staged by the military in a recent statement, underscoring that opposition candidates and certain ethnic groups were excluded from participating.
Many voters reported feeling pressured to vote out of fear, contradicting their civil and political rights.
James Rodehaver, head of the UN Human Rights' Myanmar team, mentioned that the casualty figures from military strikes only account for a portion of the violence due to communication disruptions and fear among locals to come forward.
