Recent Refinery Attack Demonstrates 'No Safe Areas in the Russian Distant Backlines'

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died within a church in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per local officials.

Energy Restoration Work in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the primary efforts to repair the grid was complete though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones launched targeting Ukraine during the night, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US assertions it has provided soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while affirming the government "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information spread of individuals being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a state initiative that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.