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Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, per a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These operations show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the main work to repair the grid was complete though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards the country during the night, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Providing Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected US allegations it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state project that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one has the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.