Newest Oil Plant Attack Demonstrates 'Zero Protected Places in Russia's Far Hinterland'

Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. These attacks show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"When a war can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," he remarked, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Energy Repair Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major utility provider said the key operations to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones sent against Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it intercepted forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual has the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.