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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

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

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the US president to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a church in the town when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Energy Repair Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the main efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American assertions it has provided military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack accurate data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.