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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. These attacks show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"When a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and cut power to sections of the south Odesa area, per local sources.

Two civilians died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the key work to recover electricity was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 enemy drones sent against the country during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise information about individuals" participating "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that encourages adversaries to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.