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Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the main operations to repair the grid was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine during the night, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials said it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Providing Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US claims it has provided military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while stating the government "lack exact information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that promotes adversaries to give up, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

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

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.