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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, according to a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to sections of the southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians were killed inside a church in the town when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

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

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider announced the key work to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent towards Ukraine overnight, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend denied American claims it has provided soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have accurate data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them has the backing, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.