Latest Oil Plant Assault Shows 'No Protected Places in the Russian Far Hinterland'

Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a war can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives in a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major utility provider announced the main operations to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia launched towards the country during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities said it intercepted forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US allegations it has provided troops to engage in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact data about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports emerged of Cubans being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that urges opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.