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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President said, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and urging the US president to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm stated the key efforts to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones sent against Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected US allegations it has provided soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while stating the government "are without precise details about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.