Newest Processing Facility Assault Shows 'Absolutely No Safe Locations in Russia's Far Hinterland'

Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, per a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," he stated, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the key operations to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones sent against the country overnight, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US allegations it has deployed military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack accurate details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government program that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, said in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.