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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in one region, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Claim Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per local sources.

Two people lost their lives inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the primary efforts to restore power was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total Russian drones launched against Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has provided soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while declaring the government "lack accurate details about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports spread of Cubans being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.