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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a call on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two people were killed in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main operations to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones deployed against the country in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US claims it has provided military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "are without exact details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the backing, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.