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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Those strikes show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President stated, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest utility provider said the main work to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia sent against Ukraine overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted US claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government project that promotes adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.