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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest utility provider announced the key operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it eliminated 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Deploying Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American claims it has provided troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "lack accurate details about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been convicted to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.