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Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, according to a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be ended in one region, then surely other wars can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," he stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per regional officials.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Efforts in the Capital

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

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company said the key operations to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones sent against Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US assertions it has sent soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "are without accurate information about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages adversaries to surrender, said in May: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.