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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest private energy company stated the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it intercepted 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted American assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "do not have accurate information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.