At least 170 people were killed in military air strikes during Myanmar's election period, the United Nations reported. The UN rights office said "credible sources" counted 408 military air attacks from December 2025 to late January, when the final election round was held. The election has faced global criticism as a sham. Myanmar's military-backed Union and Solidarity Party (USDP) won by a big margin, as shown by state media. Large parts of the country could not vote due to ongoing civil war after the 2021 military coup. The coup removed and imprisoned the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, was banned from contesting. Many believe the military junta will keep power through proxy parties. UN rights chief Volker Turk said the election was "staged by the military". He stated "opposition candidates and some ethnic groups were excluded" and voters decided "to vote or not to vote purely out of fear, flatly at odds with their internationally guaranteed civil and political rights." Meanwhile, fighting and insecurity stayed high in many areas. James Rodehaver, head of the UN Myanmar team, said civilian death numbers cover the start of campaigning to the last voting day. He noted the figures are likely incomplete due to communication cuts and fear in some regions, as reported by AFP.