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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to pressure the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the primary efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones sent against Ukraine during the night, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US assertions it has provided troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "do not have accurate data about individuals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when information circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.