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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a fire, according to a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. Those strikes show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President stated, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

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

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the key efforts to recover electricity was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 Russian drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied American allegations it has deployed troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.