Newest Processing Facility Assault Reveals 'No Secure Locations in the Russian Distant Backlines'

Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. These strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be ended in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Claim Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Repair Efforts in the Capital

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

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major power firm stated the key work to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total enemy drones sent against the country during the night, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday refuted US allegations it has deployed soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack exact information about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a state project that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.