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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. Such attacks show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

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

"If a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," the President said, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the US president to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed within a religious building in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per local officials.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the main efforts to recover electricity was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American allegations it has deployed troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise details about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of individuals being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.