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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed within a church in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major utility provider said the primary work to repair the grid was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones deployed against Ukraine overnight, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it shot down 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied American allegations it has deployed military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "lack precise details about citizens of Cuba" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that promotes opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.