Latest Refinery Assault Shows 'No Protected Locations in the Russian Deep Rear'

Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the main work to restore power was complete though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Providing Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected US assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when news spread of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one has the backing, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.