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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," he stated, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals died in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major power firm announced the key work to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of 78 total enemy drones sent against Ukraine overnight, the military said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend denied American allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.