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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per local officials.

Energy Repair Work in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the main efforts to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed targeting the country overnight, the military announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected US claims it has deployed military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have precise details about individuals" participating "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana said twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news circulated of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.