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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Those strikes show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a church in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the main work to repair the grid was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of 78 enemy drones launched towards Ukraine overnight, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted American assertions it has provided soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban Involvement

The program, a state project that promotes enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.