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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the primary work to restore power was concluded though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched targeting Ukraine during the night, the air force said on the weekend.

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

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted American allegations it has deployed military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have accurate details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state project that promotes adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.