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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the 3rd intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a war can be ended in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he stated, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of the southern Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the key efforts to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched towards Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.