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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing blasts and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," the President remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Strikes Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa area, per local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the primary operations to restore power was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total enemy drones launched against the country overnight, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in the capital said 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state program that promotes adversaries to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them have the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who left for Russia in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.