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Ukraine's UAVs have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing detonations and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. These operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider announced the main efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones launched towards Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected US assertions it has provided soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital announced 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a state project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of those who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the backing, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.