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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

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

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the key work to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia sent against the country overnight, the military announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it shot down forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US claims it has deployed military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Information on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.