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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," he remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the American leader to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a church in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the key efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched against the country during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American claims it has sent troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "lack exact information about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges adversaries to surrender, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the backing, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.