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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil facility in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing detonations and a fire, according to a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa area, per local sources.

Two civilians were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Energy Repair Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider announced the main efforts to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed against Ukraine in the dark hours, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state program that promotes adversaries to surrender, said in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual has the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.