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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. These operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

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

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President stated, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of the south Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two people were killed within a church in the town when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

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

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest utility provider stated the key work to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Sending Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "do not have precise data about individuals" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information spread of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges enemy combatants to surrender, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.