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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Efforts continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the primary operations to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it shot down 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted US allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without precise data about individuals" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, said in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.