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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. Those operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," he said, praising Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to sections of the south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main operations to recover electricity was finished though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent against Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American assertions it has sent troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "are without precise data about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.