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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," he stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major utility provider said the key operations to restore power was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 Russian drones deployed targeting Ukraine during the night, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have exact data about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one has the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.