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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian oil facility in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President said, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died within a church in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm stated the primary work to restore power was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total enemy drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted US allegations it has sent military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, said in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual has the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.