Overview
- Local officials reported that overnight drone strikes on Odesa and Kharkiv caused damage to multi‑storey homes, garages and vehicles and wounded at least six civilians, according to Odesa military chief Serhii Lysak and Kharkiv leaders.
- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published new cumulative figures on Monday that put Russian personnel losses at about 1,365,470 with 1,410 added in the last day, and listed fresh increases in tanks, artillery and UAV losses.
- Ukraine described 31 May as a very high‑intensity day with 276 frontline engagements, 86 aviation strikes that dropped 264 guided bombs, 8,557 kamikaze drones used and 3,114 separate shellings, according to an official operational update.
- Ukrainian forces reported repelling multiple Russian assault attempts across several sectors, including 11 attempts near Lyman and three near Kupiansk, while Ukraine said its aviation struck enemy command and concentration points.
- The figures come from Kyiv and are not independently verified; Russian authorities do not publish comparable tallies and independent estimates from other outlets and Western services differ widely, leaving overall loss totals contested.