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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President stated, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died within a religious building in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

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

Power Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest utility provider said the key work to restore power was finished though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the military said on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American assertions it has sent soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "are without accurate details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a state project that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual have the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.