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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

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

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," he stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the key efforts to restore power was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Providing Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American allegations it has sent troops to participate in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "lack accurate data about individuals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that encourages adversaries to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.