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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the American leader to pressure the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm said the key efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while affirming the government "are without exact information about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that urges opposing fighters to surrender, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who left for Russia in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.