Newest Refinery Attack Reveals 'Zero Protected Places in the Russian Distant Backlines'

Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing detonations and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. These attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy said, praising Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the US president to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major power firm announced the key efforts to restore power was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent towards the country overnight, the air force said on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US assertions it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating the government "do not have exact details about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, reported in May: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual has the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.