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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," he remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died in a religious building in the town when it was hit, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company announced the primary efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 enemy drones launched against Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without accurate data about individuals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual have the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.