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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Such operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

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

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Power Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm said the primary operations to restore power was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones launched targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities said it eliminated 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has provided soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "are without exact details about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state program that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, stated 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 the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the backing, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who left for Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.