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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing detonations and a inferno, per a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"If a war can be ended in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed in a church in the town when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

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

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major private energy company said the primary work to restore power was complete though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against Ukraine overnight, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend rejected US assertions it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.