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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

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

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the President to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

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

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Electricity Restoration Work in Kyiv

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

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm stated the key efforts to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed against the country overnight, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted US allegations it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have precise information about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to prison terms from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state project that urges opposing fighters to give up, said in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the backing, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.