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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the latest SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. These attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President stated, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major private energy company said the main operations to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed against the country during the night, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Providing Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "do not have exact details about individuals" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.