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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died inside a place of worship in the town when it was hit, per local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest private energy company stated the key efforts to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent against the country overnight, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected American allegations it has provided military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "are without precise data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports circulated of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Details on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.