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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the past month. These operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," he said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US allegations it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "are without precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.