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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a blaze, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in one region, then surely other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two people died in a church in the town when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

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

Electricity Repair Work in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major power firm announced the primary operations to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied American claims it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without precise data about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in Havana stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports spread of Cubans being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to give up, said in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.