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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, per a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a war can be halted in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

Two people were killed in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the primary operations to restore power was finished though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting the country during the night, the military said on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Providing Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has provided troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state program that urges enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual have the support, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.