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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be ended in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," he said, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Power Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest power firm announced the main work to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed towards Ukraine overnight, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted American allegations it has sent soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "are without exact details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information spread of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that urges adversaries to give up, said in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.