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Ukraine's drones have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two people were killed in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest utility provider announced the key efforts to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 Russian drones launched targeting the country during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US claims it has deployed soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "do not have accurate details about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of individuals being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.