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Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a blaze, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," the President stated, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Energy Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main work to restore power was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US assertions it has sent soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.