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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the President to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the key operations to restore power was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected American allegations it has deployed soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "do not have accurate details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.