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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Strikes Kill Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two people were killed within a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the main work to restore power was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied US allegations it has sent military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without accurate data about individuals" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cubans being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv project that promotes enemy combatants to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.