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Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These operations show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President remarked, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a church in the town when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major utility provider stated the key operations to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "are without accurate information about individuals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the support, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.