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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, according to a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he said, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died inside a church in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest power firm announced the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones deployed targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it intercepted 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted US allegations it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have accurate data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.