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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," the President remarked, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a religious building in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials said it intercepted forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected US claims it has deployed military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "lack exact data about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.