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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two people lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the primary operations to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched against the country during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

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

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied American allegations it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have accurate information about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, said in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.