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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the third intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. These operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the main efforts to restore power was complete though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected US assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "are without accurate details about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Data on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.