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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the President to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

Two civilians died in a place of worship in the town when it was hit, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per local officials.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main efforts to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 enemy drones sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US claims it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "do not have accurate data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state project that encourages adversaries to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.