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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. Those strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two people lost their lives in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the main work to recover electricity was complete though some outages continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country overnight, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US claims it has provided troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "lack precise details about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital stated 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.