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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the latest intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those strikes show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the President to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, according to regional officials.

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

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest power firm announced the key work to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total enemy drones deployed targeting the country overnight, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted US claims it has sent soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have accurate information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana said 26 Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual has the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.