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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," he stated, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Take Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm announced the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American claims it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while affirming the government "are without precise information about individuals" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who left for Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.