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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Energy Repair Work in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest utility provider said the main operations to restore power was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials said it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US assertions it has provided military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact details about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state project that promotes enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.