🔗 Share this article

Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a fire, according to a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

Two people lost their lives inside a church in the town when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

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

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the key operations to recover electricity was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied US allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have exact data about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

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

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.