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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third intelligence deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Operations in the Capital

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

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest power firm stated the primary operations to restore power was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday denied US allegations it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have accurate details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana said twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state program that urges adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.