Overview
- The General Staff reported on 30 May 2026 that cumulative Russian personnel losses are about 1,362,500 and that roughly 1,430 personnel were lost in the previous day.
- Independent journalists led by BBC Russian service and Mediazona have compiled a named database of 223,539 Russian dead based on obituaries, cemetery photos and registries, a subset experts say may cover roughly 45–65 percent of actual deaths.
- An analysis of Russia’s Registry of inheritance cases estimated about 352,000 Russian citizens dead through the end of 2025 with a broader range of 367,000 to 523,000 when foreign fighters are included, showing how different methods yield lower totals than Kyiv’s aggregate figure.
- Fighting remains intense with Ukrainian reports of 291 engagements on 29 May, heavy use of strike aircraft, rockets and thousands of kamikaze drones, and equipment losses updated by Kyiv including two tanks and 70 artillery systems added to Russia’s tally.
- Russian drone strikes continue to hit civilian areas: on the night of 30 May an attack on the Shostka community in Sumy region damaged homes, administrative buildings and transport and prompted local emergency response and aid to affected residents.