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Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a blaze, according to a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of the south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Efforts continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the main efforts to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

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

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "lack accurate data about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual has the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.