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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the last month. These attacks show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to pressure the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died within a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Recovery Operations in the Capital

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

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the main efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of 78 total enemy drones launched targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied US claims it has provided troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "lack accurate data about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual have the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.