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Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," the President said, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the President to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Take Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the main work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 Russian drones deployed towards Ukraine during the night, the air force reported on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American claims it has provided military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "are without precise data about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Data on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that promotes opposing fighters to give up, said in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the backing, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who left for Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.