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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the primary efforts to restore power was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total enemy drones deployed towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities stated it eliminated forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while affirming the government "lack precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state project that encourages enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.