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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the primary operations to restore power was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched targeting Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "are without accurate details about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.