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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

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

"If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the President to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the main operations to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones launched towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "do not have precise data about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.