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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"If a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then surely other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

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

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Energy Repair Efforts in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the key work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 out of 78 total enemy drones launched towards Ukraine during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US allegations it has deployed military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "do not have accurate details about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state project that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.