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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be halted in one region, then surely other wars can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the President to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the main operations to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 Russian drones launched towards the country in the dark hours, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.