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Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in Ukraine over a phone call on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in one region, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per local officials.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major utility provider stated the main operations to restore power was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 total Russian drones sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US assertions it has deployed troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a state program that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the backing, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.