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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the third intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," he said, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm announced the key efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched targeting the country overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American claims it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while affirming the government "do not have accurate information about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.