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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the 3rd intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on Saturday.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main efforts to restore power was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against the country overnight, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American allegations it has provided soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "lack exact information about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv project that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.