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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be halted in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a church in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Power Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major utility provider stated the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the military said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it shot down 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied American allegations it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "are without precise information about individuals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, stated in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.