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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian oil facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per local officials.

Electricity Repair Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the key work to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted US allegations it has provided soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have accurate data about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information circulated of individuals being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reports Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the backing, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.