The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar has released a harrowing report marking the fifth anniversary of the military coup, documenting the deaths of 5,188 civilians at the hands of junta forces.

Speaking during a regular news broadcast on 3 February 2026, NUG spokesperson U Nay Phone Latt detailed a systematic escalation of violence that includes the use of human shields and the deliberate destruction of essential infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, and water sources.

“Over the five years of the Spring Revolution, the military commission’s brutality has intensified year by year. Recently, the military commission has increasingly used civilians as human shields during military offensives. Beyond burning villages, the military commission forces have systematically destroyed essential lifelines such as wells, ponds, schools, and hospitals, rendering communities unliveable,” he said.

U Nay Phone Latt added that the actions of junta forces have grown more severe with time, pointing out that 501 massacre incidents were recorded over the five-year period, including 159 cases in 2025 alone.

Furthermore, records compiled by the NUG’s Ministry of Human Rights show that a total of 4,750 airstrikes have been carried out by the junta, leading to the destruction of 1,272 hospitals, schools, and religious buildings.

The ministry’s data also indicates that junta forces conducted 289 airstrikes in December 2025 alone.

The NUG also stated that its Ministry of Human Rights is continuously monitoring and documenting massacres, airstrikes, human rights violations, and forced conscription carried out by the Myanmar junta

U Nay Phone Latt emphasized that the NUG will not allow those responsible for the junta’swar crimes to go unpunished and will make every possible effort to ensure accountability and justice through all available means.