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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President remarked, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died in a place of worship in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

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

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected American claims it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while declaring the government "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Data on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that encourages opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual have the backing, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.