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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a fire, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. These operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two civilians died inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Energy Repair Efforts in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major private energy company said the primary work to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total enemy drones sent against Ukraine during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US assertions it has deployed troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact details about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state project that urges enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them have the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.