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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian oil facility in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such operations show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," the President said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of the southern Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Work in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest utility provider said the key efforts to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed targeting the country overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday refuted US allegations it has deployed troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "are without accurate details about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cubans being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual has the backing, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.