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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the south Odesa area, per local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

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

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major power firm said the main operations to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US claims it has provided military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "do not have accurate data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual have the backing, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.