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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," the President stated, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

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

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the main efforts to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected US claims it has sent troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of individuals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.