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Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a blaze, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," the President remarked, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and urging the US president to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Strikes Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched towards the country in the dark hours, the military reported on the weekend.

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

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American assertions it has sent soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "lack exact information about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital said 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of individuals being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that encourages enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.