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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to parts of the south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major utility provider said the main operations to recover electricity was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend rejected US claims it has deployed military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without exact data about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana said twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state program that encourages adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.