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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian war," the President stated, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa area, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed in a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider announced the primary work to restore power was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 Russian drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the military announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted American claims it has provided soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have exact details about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a state program that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual has the backing, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.