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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's oil facility in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the last month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company said the main work to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 enemy drones sent against the country during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it shot down 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied American claims it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact data about individuals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Data on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on online platforms.