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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a fire, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Repair Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider stated the main efforts to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones launched against the country in the dark hours, the air force reported on Saturday.

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

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Deploying Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US claims it has sent soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Information on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to surrender, said in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them has the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.