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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Repair Efforts in the Capital

Efforts continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest utility provider said the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched against Ukraine during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US allegations it has deployed soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack precise details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information circulated of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that encourages adversaries to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

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

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.