It also roughly tallies with attempts by Russian independent media, such as Meduza and Mediazona, to count the bodies. By this time last year, Meduza reckoned that between 106,000-140,000 Russian soldiers had died. Much of their analysis was based on inheritance records and obituaries on social media and in other outlets.

Russian state news agencies published the text of the Russian "memorandum of settlement", containing proposals for a ceasefire, on the evening of 2 June. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS Details: In particular,

A Russian deputy mayor and prominent veteran of Moscow’s war in Ukraine was killed in an explosion in southern Russia early on Thursday, authorities said.

The second round of negotiations between the Russians and Ukrainians on a possible ceasefire has ended after about an hour, according to Russian news agencies. State news agency TASS and the Interfax agency cited their own sources as saying the talks were over and that there were no plans to continue the talks later in the day.

The Russian army has begun using mobile combat lasers against Ukrainian drones. This is reported by the telegram channel "Military informant".

The following is the May 28, 2025 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Russian Military Performance and Outlook. From the report Despite the advantages of a larger recruitment base and defense industrial capacity,

Mykhailo Drapatyi said he felt a 'personal sense of responsibility' following the Russian missile attack, which killed at least 12 Ukrainian soldiers and wounded more than 60.

Russian armed forces are creating a “security buffer zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated the need to help Ukraine. After all, if Russia suffers losses, it could push it to diplomacy, President Zelenskyy says during the Bucharest Nine Summit and the Nordic countries in Vilnius.