Latest Oil Plant Strike Shows 'Absolutely No Protected Places in the Russian Deep Rear'

Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the southern Odesa region, per local sources.

Two people lost their lives within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the primary efforts to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of 78 total enemy drones launched against the country in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "are without accurate data about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The government department in the capital said twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the backing, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.