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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, located some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. These strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the main operations to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total Russian drones launched against the country overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise details about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when information circulated of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a state project that urges opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one has the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.