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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a blaze, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President said, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Efforts in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company announced the key efforts to recover electricity was complete though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones launched targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has provided military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "lack accurate data about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state project that urges opposing fighters to surrender, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual have the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.