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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the third SBU deep strike in the region in the past month. Such operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the US president to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the primary operations to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent towards Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted US allegations it has sent troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv project that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.