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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a fire, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the last month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," the President remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and urging the President to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major private energy company said the primary efforts to recover electricity was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 Russian drones sent towards the country during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US assertions it has provided military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "lack exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, stated in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of individuals who left for Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.