Recent Refinery Strike Shows 'Zero Protected Areas in Russia's Distant Backlines'
Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.
This represents the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. These attacks show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.
Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine
President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.
"If a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," he stated, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to compel the Russian government into talks.
Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country
Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.
Two people lost their lives within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.
In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.
Energy Recovery Work in the Capital
Operations continued on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.
Power had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the key work to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts continued.
Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming
The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the military said on Saturday.
The Russian military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory.
Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to the War
Cuba on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "are without precise details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".
The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.
I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban National Enlistment
The program, a Ukrainian government project that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."
The Cuban foreign ministry said of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."
Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.