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Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two people were killed inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Operations in the Capital

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

Power had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest private energy company said the key operations to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 Russian drones sent targeting the country during the night, the military said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry stated it eliminated forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected US claims it has provided troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "lack accurate details about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been convicted to prison terms from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual has the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.