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Ukraine's UAVs have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a church in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

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

Power had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the key efforts to restore power was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted US assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "do not have accurate information about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who left for Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.