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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider stated the main work to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized fifty-four of 78 Russian drones sent against the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American assertions it has provided troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news circulated of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.