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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the past month. These strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people died in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Efforts in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest utility provider stated the primary operations to recover electricity was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Havana on Saturday denied American assertions it has deployed soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have accurate details about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cubans being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.