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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a fire, according to a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the US president to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American claims it has provided troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information circulated of individuals being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.