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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the American leader to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a place of worship in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Power Restoration Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the main efforts to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones launched against Ukraine during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials stated it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American allegations it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual have the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of individuals who departed to Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.