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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Assaults Take Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two civilians were killed inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday refuted US claims it has sent troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reports Data on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual have the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.