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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. Those strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest power firm announced the primary efforts to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total Russian drones launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected American assertions it has deployed soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "lack accurate information about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual have the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.