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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing detonations and a blaze, according to a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the primary work to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones sent towards the country in the dark hours, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American claims it has provided soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.