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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. These attacks show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President said, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a church in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the primary work to recover electricity was complete though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent towards the country overnight, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while declaring the government "do not have precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The government department in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, said in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them have the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.