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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Such operations show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the US president to pressure the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Take Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

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

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the main operations to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed towards Ukraine overnight, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Havana on Saturday denied American assertions it has sent military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "lack precise information about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana said of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.