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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil facility in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a fire, per a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Power Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest private energy company said the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total enemy drones launched towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied US claims it has deployed soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack precise details about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports circulated of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes adversaries to give up, said in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.