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Ukraine's drones have struck the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," he stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to influence the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Take Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Energy Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US allegations it has deployed soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "are without exact details about individuals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.