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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a blaze, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," he remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

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

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest utility provider stated the main efforts to restore power was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US claims it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack precise data about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana said 26 Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.