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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives in a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the key efforts to repair the grid was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia launched against Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent troops to participate in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have exact details about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports spread of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the backing, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.