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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. These attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

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

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider announced the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against Ukraine overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US assertions it has sent military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while stating the government "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual has the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.