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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third SBU deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy said, praising the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died in a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major utility provider said the main work to restore power was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American claims it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about individuals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information circulated of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.