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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two civilians died in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the main work to repair the grid was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 Russian drones deployed against the country in the dark hours, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities claimed it shot down 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while affirming the government "are without exact data about individuals" involved "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports spread of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv project that urges enemy combatants to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.