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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the third SBU deep strike in the region in the past month. Those attacks show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the US president to pressure the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died in a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Power Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major private energy company said the key work to repair the grid was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched against the country overnight, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US assertions it has sent military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without exact data about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information circulated of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.