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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a blaze, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," the President remarked, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the American leader to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per regional officials.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Power Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the main efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's air defences neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted US allegations it has deployed military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have precise data about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports spread of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that urges adversaries to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual have the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Family members of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.