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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," he remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major power firm said the primary work to recover electricity was complete though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it shot down 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied US assertions it has provided soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state project that encourages opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.