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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, per a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," the President remarked, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and urging the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two people lost their lives within a church in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

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

Power Repair Efforts in the Capital

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the primary efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total Russian drones launched towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted American assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "are without accurate information about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when news emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state project that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual has the backing, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.