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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those operations show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President remarked, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Claim Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to sections of the south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the primary work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 total Russian drones sent targeting the country during the night, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has provided troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.