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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

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

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the main work to restore power was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend denied US claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "are without accurate details about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.