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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

Two civilians were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the main efforts to restore power was concluded though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has deployed military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "are without exact details about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information spread of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.