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Ukraine's drones have struck the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," he stated, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and urging the President to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Power Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest utility provider announced the primary work to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched towards the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US assertions it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government program that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of individuals who departed to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.