🔗 Share this article Recent Oil Plant Strike Shows 'Zero Secure Areas in Russia's Far Hinterland' Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a blaze, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU. This constitutes the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the last month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia. Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend. "When a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and urging the US president to pressure the Moscow into negotiations. Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in the Country Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine. Two civilians were killed inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials. In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources. Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital Efforts proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks. Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest private energy company stated the key operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained. Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 Russian drones deployed against Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force reported on Saturday. The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory. Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War Havana on the weekend refuted American allegations it has deployed military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have accurate data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides". The government department in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict. I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban National Enlistment I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that promotes opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently." The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities." Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.