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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed in a church in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Restoration Work in the Capital

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

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the main efforts to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards the country in the dark hours, the air force reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities stated it shot down 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend denied US assertions it has deployed soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "do not have exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes enemy combatants to give up, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

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

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.