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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a inferno, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main operations to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 out of 78 total Russian drones launched targeting the country overnight, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend denied US assertions it has sent troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The government department in Havana stated 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that urges adversaries to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.