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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian oil facility in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, according to a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President said, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and cut power to sections of the southern Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died in a place of worship in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

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

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

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

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the key work to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones sent targeting the country overnight, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted US claims it has provided military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise data about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a state program that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.