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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," the President stated, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed within a religious building in the town when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied US assertions it has deployed military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "lack precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news spread of individuals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.