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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a fire, per a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. Those strikes show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a war can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," he stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on Saturday to recover electricity 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 operations to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Providing Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US claims it has sent troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "lack precise data about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said 26 nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.