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Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's oil facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the main operations to restore power was concluded though some outages continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones sent against Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American allegations it has deployed troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack precise information about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.