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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," he stated, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major power firm stated the key efforts to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards the country in the dark hours, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted American allegations it has deployed soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state program that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the support, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.