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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a fire, according to a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed in a religious building in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest power firm said the main efforts to restore power was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Sending Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected American claims it has provided soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have accurate information about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to prison terms from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Data on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, reported in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.