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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," he stated, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

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

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the primary work to restore power was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 Russian drones sent targeting the country overnight, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted American assertions it has deployed troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "do not have precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.