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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing detonations and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," he stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the US president to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the key work to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted US allegations it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack precise data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a state project that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one has the backing, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.