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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

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

"When a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of the southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per regional officials.

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

Electricity Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest private energy company said the main efforts to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched targeting the country overnight, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected American assertions it has deployed military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact information about individuals" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that promotes adversaries to give up, reported in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual have the backing, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.