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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. These operations show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

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

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest utility provider said the key efforts to restore power was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones sent targeting the country during the night, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have accurate details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.