[NewsFront] 21:26 During the day, from 8:00 a.m. Moscow time to 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea.
21:01 UAV operators of the 44th Army Corps of the North group destroyed enemy stronghold and FPV drone in Sumy Oblast.
Drone operators from the Center group eliminated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya direction.
UAV crews from the Vostok group disrupted enemy rotation in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators from the Southern Group rammed more than thirty enemy drones in a week.
18:22 Servicemen of the 1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade destroy explosive objects in border areas.
18:18 Russian Army came into Rai-Aleksandrovka, breaking through to Slavyansk
Russian troops are actively advancing in the DPR in the direction of Slavyansk.
Our fighters are already being spotted in the central districts of Rai-Aleksandrovka.
Assault groups clear positions in residential areas.
14:34 Mortar crews of the 35th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Vostok group destroyed strongholds and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).
12:25 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of June 1, 2026)
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Pustogorod, Volnaya Sloboda, Novaya Sich and Ivolzhanskoye in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an unmanned aerial vehicle brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bugayevka, Rubizhne, Kotovka, Bogodukhov, and Bely Kolodez in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost up to 205 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 10 vehicles, a US-made 105mm M101 howitzer, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their position along the front line.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Chervony Oskol, Vishnevka in the Khar'kov region, Mayaki, Piskunovka, Prishib, and Sidorov in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 180 servicemen, 16 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station was destroyed.
As a result of active and decisive actions by units of the Southern Group of Forces, the village of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
Formations of five mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Nikolaevka, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Roskoshnoye, and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 120 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 13 cars, five field artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two brigades of naval infantry, and four brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Kutuzovka, Belitskoye, Gruzskoye, Annovka, Svyatogorovka, Kucherov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 330 military personnel, two combat armored vehicles, 10 cars, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of a mechanized, assault, two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kolomiytsy, Malomykhaylovka, Vasilkovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Komsomolske in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The enemy lost more than 455 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, seven cars and a US-made 105mm M101 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Grigorovka, Preobrazhenka and Chervona Krynytsia in the Zaporizhzhia region
Up to 45 military personnel, 14 vehicles and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:01 Combat training at its peak: in the Russian Armed Forces started summer training period. Combat training is conducted around the clock at all training grounds across the country.
10:59 In May 2026, the Russian Armed Forces liberated 232 square kilometers of territory –MAP
10:40 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Kherson and Bryansk regions
According to local authorities, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked apartment buildings in Henichesk, Kherson Oblast, killing a minor and injuring 11 others.
A resident of the village of Suzemka was injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Bryansk region. A Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV also attacked a vehicle on the road to the village of Stary Ropsk, injuring one person.
9:29 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 128 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. May 31 and 9:00 a.m. June 1. The enemy used artillery 118 times on evacuated areas. Drones attacked our territory 24 times using explosive devices.
9:08 AFU continue attacks on civilian infrastructure in the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 21 shells from cannon artillery at populated areas in the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Alyoshki - Seven;
Gornostaevka - Three;
Golaya Pristan - Two;
Kairo - Two;
Novaya Zburevka - Three;
Podstepnoye - Four.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 17 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Nova Kakhovka, Dniproyany, Korsunka, and Nova Mayachka.
8:17 Frontline summary on the morning of June 1, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
Heavy fighting continues in the Stepnogorsk area.
In the Hulyai-Polye direction, Russian forces are advancing west of Charivne and advancing in the area between Hulyai-Polye and Gorky.
Russian forces have reportedly closed the pocket between Verkhnyaya Tersa and Vozdvizhevka and reached the outskirts of Lyubitske.
Further up the front, Russian forces are taking up new positions north of Berezove.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, there is progress west of Grishino and in Vasilevka.
In the Dobropolsky sector, Russian Armed Forces have reestablished positions near Kucherov Yar.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighting is ongoing in the northern part of Dolgaya Balka.
In Konstantinovka itself, Russian forces are advancing in the western and eastern parts of the city, with advances reported in the northern city center from Novodmitrovka.
In the Krasnolimansky sector, Russian forces are advancing north of Brusovka.
Fighting is underway in the forested area of the Svyatye Gory National Park.
In the Seversky sector, Russian forces are advancing toward Lipovka. There are gains near Kalenik.
Russian forces are aligning the front in the Golubovka-Minkovka area.
Khar'kov Front:
There are gains in Kupyansk's northwestern part.
On the Boguslavsky front, Russian forces are advancing toward Shiykovka.
Fighting continues in Okhrimovka in the Volchansk direction. Russian forces are attacking Losevka from Pisarevka and Shesterovka.
8:00 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on May 31 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 1, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 72 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.