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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such operations show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main operations to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards Ukraine during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American claims it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges enemy combatants to give up, reported in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual has the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in the year told international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.