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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in the town when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major private energy company said the primary operations to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 enemy drones launched against Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Havana on Saturday refuted American assertions it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without exact data about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages adversaries to give up, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual have the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.