Recent Processing Facility Strike Demonstrates 'No Secure Areas in Russia's Distant Backlines'
Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.
This represents the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.
Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.
"Provided that a conflict can be ended in one region, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," he remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.
Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in the Country
Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per local sources.
Two people lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.
In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.
Electricity Restoration Efforts in the Capital
Efforts proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.
Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company said the main operations to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions remained.
Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Interceptions
Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched towards Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.
The Russian defense officials said it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.
Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Forces to Ukraine
The Cuban government on the weekend denied American assertions it has provided military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack precise data about individuals" participating "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".
The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.
I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment
The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that promotes adversaries to surrender, said in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals 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 not a single one has the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."
Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.