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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. These operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in one region, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Power Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest private energy company stated the main work to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting the country during the night, the air force said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied American claims it has sent troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "lack accurate information about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of Cubans being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.