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UN Report Details Myanmar Military’s Drone Attacks on Civilians

8/12/2026

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UN investigators said Myanmar’s military used drones, motorised paragliders and aircraft to attack civilians, rising from July 2023, surging before Dec-Jan elections and preceding Min Aung Hlaing’s April 2024 presidency.
The report documented double-tap strikes on first responders and recorded detention, torture and sexual violence under a 2025 law criminalising election criticism.
It noted paraglider pilots cutting engines to glide silently while gyrocopters and drones dropped mortar shells in Sagaing.

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UN investigators said Myanmar’s military used drones, motorised paragliders and aircraft to attack civilians, rising from July 2023, surging before Dec-Jan elections and preceding Min Aung Hlaing’s April 2024 presidency.
The report documented double-tap strikes on first responders and recorded detention, torture and sexual violence under a 2025 law criminalising election criticism.
It noted paraglider pilots cutting engines to glide silently while gyrocopters and drones dropped mortar shells in Sagaing.