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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. These operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," he remarked, praising Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm said the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Providing Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US assertions it has sent military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have accurate details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, said in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.