Newest Oil Plant Strike Shows 'Absolutely No Safe Locations in Russia's Deep Rear'

Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

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

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to sections of the south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm announced the primary efforts to repair the grid was complete though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones launched against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American assertions it has sent military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming the government "do not have accurate details about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state project that promotes adversaries to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual have the backing, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who departed to Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.