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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the President to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the primary operations to repair the grid was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US claims it has provided soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana said of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.