Newest Processing Facility Attack Demonstrates 'No Protected Places in the Russian Far Hinterland'

Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a inferno, as reported by a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President said, praising Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the US president to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per local sources.

Two people were killed within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major utility provider stated the primary operations to restore power was complete though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied US allegations it has deployed military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "are without precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them have the backing, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.