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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian war," the President said, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and urging the US president to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major utility provider said the key operations to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched against the country overnight, the military said on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US assertions it has provided military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have exact details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana said twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.