🔗 Share this article Latest Processing Facility Attack Shows 'Zero Safe Places in the Russian Distant Backlines' Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's oil facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a blaze, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency. This constitutes the third SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia. Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend. "If a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian war," he said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to pressure the Russian government into talks. Russian Strikes Kill Victims in Ukraine Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine. A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in the town when it was targeted, according to municipal sources. In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities. Power Restoration Efforts in the Capital Operations carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults. Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company stated the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained. Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend. The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory. Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine Cuba on Saturday rejected US allegations it has provided military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while stating the government "lack precise information about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party". The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine. Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment The program, a official Kyiv program that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently." The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them have the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions." Kin of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.