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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Recovery Operations in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest utility provider announced the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 enemy drones sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American claims it has deployed military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact data about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.