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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian war," he said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company announced the key work to recover electricity was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 enemy drones launched against Ukraine during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact data about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in the capital said twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.