Ukraine is expected to become "hundreds of square kilometers of minefield."

Ukraine will be comprised of "numerous square kilometers of minefields".

The Ukrainian government plans to keep track of contaminated and mined land in a state record. This is to help farmers know if their land is clean or still polluted. Demining must be monitored almost in real-time, says the Economy Ministry. Potential risks remain in war zones. "There are North Korean ammunition from the 50s with a dud rate of over 30 percent," notes security expert Gustav Gressel. "The post-war situation in Ukraine will involve hundreds of square kilometers of minefields."

60% of Germans back conscription. A survey by YouGov for Welt am Sonntag revealed that 28% completely support conscription, while 32% partially agree. However, 18% and 14% firmly oppose it. Conscription has not been in effect since 2011. A debate is ongoing about how to increase the size of the Bundeswehr in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine reports a successful attack on the Su-57, Russia's newest fighter jet. The Ukrainian military intelligence service says the Su-57 was damaged at an airfield in the region of Astrakhan. Satellite images from Friday show the jet intact, but clearly damaged by explosions on Saturday. Russia claims a drone assault on various regions, including Astrakhan, on Sunday. Few Su-57s have been used in active service.

The ISW believes that Russia's military reservists will not have enough numbers to conduct sizeable offensives during the summer. Russia has been mobilizing 30,000 soldiers per month, some of whom are relocated as reinforcements to the front lines.

The UN says at least 174 Ukrainian civilians died and 690 were injured in May. This is the largest total of civilian casualties in a single month since the conflict began. The UN attributes the rise in casualties to the aggressive Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region. Most of the victims are from this region.

08:50 Russia is planning to offer officer training courses in captured Ukrainian territories. The courses would be for the training of Russian army officers, with the trainees receiving "good positions within a contract." The specific focus of the courses is electronics warfare.

08:19 Ukrainian military reports 1,270 Russian casualties within the previous 24 hours. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russian casualties, as reported by Ukraine, top 518,000. Notably destroyed are 26 Russian tanks, 26 armored vehicles, 60 artillery systems, and two air defense systems. The number of destroyed drones is stated to be 37.

07:40 Ukrainians are pushing back against Russian advances in the north. Russia has been gathering troops near the northeastern border of Ukraine for several days. Worries of a major attack in the Kharkiv area have arisen, but it seems the Ukrainians are holding their ground.

07:27 NATO is considering setting up a permanent envoy in Kiev. This representative would coordinate NATO support for Ukraine and assist with military aid from Western countries. A similar role was played by NATO during its 20-year presence in Afghanistan. NATO is reluctant to consider Ukraine for membership negotiations, so it's exploring other means to better support Kiev.

06:55 Ukraine seeks to secure more direct purchasing contracts with weapons manufacturers. An increased presence of international weapons suppliers in the country will enhance the Ukrainian military's infrastructure.

In other news, NATO is considering setting up a permanent envoy in Kiev to improve and coordinate support for Ukraine. A report released by Ukrainian special forces claims that Russia is offering officer training courses in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Forty miles north of Lysychansk, Russian forces have launched a heavy bombardment against the region of Kharkiv, with the international community expecting a larger attack on the area. In the most recent figures, over 1,270 Russian soldiers have been reported dead or wounded in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the continued destruction of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, and air defense systems. Satellite images reveal that an attack on an airfield in the Russian region of Astrakhan has decreased the amount of ammunition Russia has been able to use in Ukraine. The United Nations has reported the highest monthly total of civilian casualties in Ukraine since the conflict began.

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Recently, the Ukrainian administration is reportedly employing a fresh approach in collaborating with weapons manufacturers. The primary objective is to incite more direct interactions between Ukraine and the arms industry. The deputy defense minister, Dmytro Klimenkov, signed such a contract with a Bulgarian firm, as per the news portal "Ukrinform." Klimenkov expressed, "This enables us to obtain contemporary weaponry directly from the manufacturers, which in turn expedites and enhances the modernization of the Ukrainian army."

06:19: Austrian Minister: Germany has "overstepped the line"

Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner conveyed in an interview with "Die Presse" that Germany, France, and the United States have "overstepped the line" by permitting weapons to be deployed in Ukraine on Russian soil. She expressed delight that NATO, as per Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will not station troops in Ukraine. On the subject of Ukraine's defense against shelling from the Russian border, Tanner chose not to comment. "As a militarily neutral state, it is not our prerogative to pass judgment."

05:38: Bundeswehr: Increase the reserve force substantially

Plans are being executed in the Defense Ministry to expand the reserve force of the Bundeswehr. This force must be trained and equipped in a similar manner to the Cold War to assist or substitute the active troops in battle. Military planners aim to have approximately 60,000 individuals as reservists in a so-called basic draft, who are strategized and instructed for a specific task.

04:37: German government opposes Macron's plan

Due to security concerns, the German government dismisses plans by French President Emmanuel Macron to dispatch European troops to Ukraine in the future for training Ukrainian forces. "Training inside the EU establishes security, while the prospect of assaulting training facilities in Ukraine erodes the effectiveness of the training," the "Welt am Sonntag" reports a confidential EU document it has access to. The German government raised serious security apprehensions at the meeting of European defense ministers on May 28.

03:20: Ukrainian Army: Russians try to break through

The Ukrainian General Staff noted 76 military conflicts over the last 24 hours. The most pressing situation is at the Pokrovsk Front. The Russians are claimed to have registered 27 assaults. As per the army leadership in Kyiv, the Russians are attempting to breach from Ocheretyne to Evheniwka and Nowooleksandriwka.

01:42: Soldier's Coffin graffiti in Paris: Three Moldovans jailed

The appearance of soldier's coffin graffiti in Paris led to the arrest of three suspects from Moldova. The investigation is ongoing, and the possibility of foreign influences cannot be ruled out, according to a prosecutor's office spokesperson. On Friday, graffiti featuring a shovel and the words "French soldier in Ukraine" appeared on building facades in the French capital. In the night from Friday to Saturday, three Moldovans were apprehended close to the Eiffel Tower, each carrying paint cans and stencil templates. Only a few days beforehand, coffins with the inscription "French soldiers in Ukraine" were placed at the Eiffel Tower. Three suspects were arrested, including a German.

00:39: UN documents 174 civilian fatalities in Ukraine

A UN statement disclosed that May had the highest number of civilian casualties in Ukraine since June 2023, with at least 174 civilians perishing. Ukraine frequently accuses Russia of aiming to bomb residential regions adjacent to the front lines with the intention of coercing evacuations. Moscow denies targeting civilians.

23:24: Ambulance Assault: Drone drops explosives

The driver of an ambulance sustained injuries, reports indicate, when Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone onto the ambulance. The assault transpired in the community of Biloserka in the south of the country, informed the Kherson Oblast governor.

22:23: Prosecutor General: Almost all Ukrainians POWs endured torture

Torturing prisoners of war or civilians appears to be prevalent within the Russian military. Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin surmises that near 90% of returning Ukrainian POWs were tormented. This information is shared by the news portal "Euromaidan Press". "The initial informal conversation with returning military personnel demonstrates that almost 90% of our people endured various forms of torture, physical, including sexual, and psychological abuse," said Kostin.

21:42: Zelenskyy considers Kharkiv Russian offensive a failure

From Zelenskyy's viewpoint, the Russian troops have failed with their offensive in the Kharkiv region. In his nightly address, the president stated he had spoken with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi about the overall situation on the front. A significant outcome, he asserted, was that the Russian forces had not accomplished their operation in Kharkiv. "We are presently defending them as keenly as we can and eliminating Russian troops that are intruding into our country and terrorizing the region of Kharkiv." Zelenskyy elaborated that the Kharkiv front had already been reinforced and would be further reinforced. The situation in the Donetsk region remains the most dire.

All earlier advancements are covered in this section.