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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," he remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Strikes Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the key operations to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total enemy drones sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "lack precise details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information spread of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes adversaries to surrender, reported in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them have the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.