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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the 3rd intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

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

"If a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Energy Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the primary work to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "lack accurate details about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports emerged of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state project that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.