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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," the President said, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Take Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two people died within a church in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest utility provider stated the primary work to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting the country during the night, the air force said on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US assertions it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "lack precise data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news circulated of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a state program that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual have the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.