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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the latest intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian war," the President said, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and urging the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major utility provider said the key work to restore power was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected American assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while declaring the government "do not have accurate details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Data on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, said in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual has the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.