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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two people were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Electricity Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest private energy company said the primary efforts to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while stating the government "are without precise details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the backing, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.