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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. These attacks show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the American leader to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals died in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest private energy company announced the main work to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials said it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American allegations it has provided military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while stating the government "lack precise information about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana said 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Data on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state program that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.