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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the last month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company said the main efforts to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday denied US claims it has provided soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while stating the government "do not have accurate details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when reports emerged of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages adversaries to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Family members of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.