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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be halted in one region, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Electricity Recovery Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the main work to restore power was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without exact data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Details on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them have the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.