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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President said, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Take Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two people died within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Work in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the primary work to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 enemy drones launched towards Ukraine during the night, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US allegations it has sent troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "do not have accurate data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana said 26 nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state program that urges adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual have the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.