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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian oil facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," he stated, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of the southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two people were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Operations in the Capital

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

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the primary work to restore power was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting the country overnight, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US claims it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, said in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.