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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President said, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of the south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to local officials.

Electricity Repair Efforts in the Capital

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

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the key work to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent against the country overnight, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without precise information about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information spread of Cubans being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.