In Myanmar, the military, which has been at the helm since the coup, is expected to hold a large-scale parade on the 27th of the anniversary to show off its military power both at home and abroad.
However, the number of casualties in the domestic battle with opposing pro-democracy forces continues to increase, and there is no exit in sight.
A large military parade is held annually to commemorate the day in 1945, during the Pacific War, when the organization of the origin of the military uprising for independence against the former Japan army.
On the 27th, in the capital Naypyidaw, military leader Min Aung Hlaing and others are in attendance, fighter jets are expected to fly in formation and a large number of soldiers parade in formation, demonstrating their military power.
However, in the northwestern Sagaing Division and eastern Kayah Province, armed pro-democracy forces and ethnic minorities supporting them continue to fight, and the army has stepped up its offensive with air strikes and artillery fire. According to local human rights groups, 2,3160 people have died in the more than two years since the coup.
In response to this situation, the international community, including the United States and the United Kingdom, has imposed sanctions on military-controlled organizations and others in demand that violence be stopped immediately. However, the fighting shows no signs of abating, and casualties continue to rise, with no end in sight.
The military instills fear in civilians
The Myanmar military is trying to cut off support for pro-democracy forces resisting the military by burning down houses and carrying out indiscriminate attacks such as shelling, instilling fear in civilians.
Amid military information control, NHK obtained footage of the fighting continuing in eastern Kayah State.
At a house in the Demoso district, locals gathered to mourn the death of a 28-year-old woman who died in a military shelling. The deceased woman was forced to flee her home by the fighting and ended up in the area with her family to make a living by fixing clothes on the streets. I also injured my husband and child.
A visiting man complained, "There is no fighting here, but there is always shelling, and the army shoots where there are people fleeing the fighting."
During filming in the Demoso area, the sound of shelling was heard and a 96-year-old woman entered the air defense shelter with her family by the hand.
One family member said: "I heard the sound of shelling and ran away. I hope you don't bombard. The only people here are the elderly and children."
In the face of attacks on civilians by the military, people have no way to defend themselves and endure every day to prevent the loss of their lives.