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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing detonations and a fire, per a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be ended in one region, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to parts of the south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the key operations to restore power was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones launched targeting the country overnight, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American allegations it has provided soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "lack accurate details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Details on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the backing, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.