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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a blaze, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. These strikes show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then surely other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," he stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed in a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the key efforts to restore power was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 Russian drones launched against Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Claims of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American assertions it has provided military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana said 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Details on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.