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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider announced the primary work to recover electricity was finished though some outages remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 enemy drones sent towards Ukraine overnight, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American allegations it has deployed soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "do not have exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.