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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people died inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, per local officials.

Electricity Restoration Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the main efforts to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed against the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American claims it has provided military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without accurate information about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that promotes adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the encouragement, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.