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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the American leader to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to areas of the south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died within a church in the town when it was struck, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Power Restoration Work in Kyiv

Work continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the main efforts to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed targeting the country in the dark hours, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities said it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected US assertions it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about individuals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The government department in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.