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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, according to a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President remarked, praising Trump's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

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

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm stated the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed targeting Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities stated it shot down forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted US allegations it has provided troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "are without accurate information about individuals" participating "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news spread of individuals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv project that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.