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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two people were killed within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest private energy company stated the main efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it shot down forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have precise data about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cubans had been convicted to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that urges opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.