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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, per a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Such strikes show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and urging the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on the weekend and cut power to areas of the south Odesa oblast, per local sources.

Two civilians died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the primary operations to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized fifty-four of 78 enemy drones sent towards Ukraine during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American allegations it has deployed soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack accurate information about individuals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The government department in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reports Details on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, 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 family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.