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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be ended in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," he remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the US president to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the primary work to recover electricity was complete though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones sent towards the country in the dark hours, the military said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted US allegations it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "do not have exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.