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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the past month. Those operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians were killed inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Power Restoration Work in the Capital

Operations continued on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the key efforts to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the military said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it intercepted forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted American allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact details about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.