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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," he remarked, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to compel the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major private energy company said the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed targeting the country overnight, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "lack accurate information about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, reported in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.