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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a fire, per a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," he said, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the US president to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major power firm stated the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched targeting the country overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US assertions it has deployed soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while stating the government "do not have exact information about individuals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news spread of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state project that promotes adversaries to surrender, reported in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.