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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

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

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the main operations to restore power was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total Russian drones deployed towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected American allegations it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "lack precise details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual has the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.