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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian oil facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a blaze, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third intelligence deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he stated, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the American leader to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the primary work to restore power was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones launched towards the country during the night, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected American allegations it has sent soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without accurate information about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a state program that promotes opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual has the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.