Over the past 24 hours and throughout the night, Russian forces have launched attacks on several regions of Ukraine. There have been casualties, including children, and damage has been caused to residential buildings, businesses and infrastructure.
Throughout May, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out long-range strikes against oil refining and fuel logistics facilities in the Russian Federation. The maximum strike range reached 1,700 kilometres from Ukraine’s state border.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,550 troops in the war against Ukraine. Russia’s total losses since the start of the full-scale invasion have reached nearly 1.37 million.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has published an open letter to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. In the letter, he called for an end to the war and proposed a face-to-face meeting to discuss the terms of peace.
Following inspections carried out in May, eight military units in Ukraine have lost the right to train new recruits independently.
