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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil facility in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, as reported by a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of the southern Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest private energy company announced the primary operations to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 Russian drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it eliminated 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US claims it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without accurate information about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a state program that urges adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.