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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, per a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and urging the American leader to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the key work to restore power was finished though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected American assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack exact data about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them has the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.