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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"When a conflict can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President stated, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Strikes Claim Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major power firm stated the primary operations to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total enemy drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US allegations it has provided military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "do not have precise information about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been convicted to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports spread of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual has the backing, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.