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Ukraine's drones have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, per a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the past month. These attacks show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

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

"Provided that a war can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest power firm stated the main operations to restore power was complete though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the military said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US claims it has deployed soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "are without exact information about individuals" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news spread of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.