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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, per a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the southern Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest utility provider announced the key efforts to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected US assertions it has sent military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "are without exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the support, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.