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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the US president to pressure the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died within a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Work in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest utility provider said the key work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Troops to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American assertions it has provided military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "lack precise details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of individuals being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state project that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.